2003 Romanian constitutional referendum

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2003 Romanian constitutional referendum

18–19 October 2003

Do you agree with the law on the revision of the Romanian Constitution in the form adopted by the Parliament
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 8,915,022 91.06%
No 875,172 8.94%
Valid votes 9,790,194 98.51%
Invalid or blank votes 148,247 1.49%
Total votes 9,938,441 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 17,842,103 55.7%

Yes vote by county, including sectors of Bucharest and the diaspora.
Vote participation by county

A constitutional referendum was held in Romania on 18 and 19 October 2003. The proposed amendments to the constitution were approved by 91.1% of voters.

The 2003 referendum was the first revision of the Romanian constitution since its inception on 8 December 1991. The referendum included a variety of major changes to the constitution, namely in Articles 1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 15, 16, 20, and 21. Additionally, it included rules that heavily influenced criminal proceedings and how long the courts could hold an individual in preventive custody. The constitutional revision from 2003 also guarantees that "A person’s freedom to develop his/her spirituality and to get access to the values of national and universal culture shall not be limited."

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For8,915,02291.06
Against875,1728.94
Total9,790,194100.00
Valid votes9,790,19498.51
Invalid/blank votes148,2471.49
Total votes9,938,441100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,842,10355.70
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Annex 1 of Government Decision 1103 of 22 September 2003
  2. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1592 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ^ "Law for the revision of the Constitution of Romania" (PDF). Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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