1980 Uruguayan constitutional referendum

1980 Uruguayan constitutional referendum

30 November 1980 (1980-11-30)
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 707,118 42.51% No 945,176 56.83% Blank votes 10,980 0.66% Valid votes 1,663,274 98.45% Invalid votes 26,150 1.55% Total votes 1,689,424 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 1,944,951 86.86%

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A constitutional referendum was held in Uruguay on 30 November 1980.^[1] Although the new constitution drafted by the military regime was rejected by voters,^[1] some of its proposals were implemented anyway.