1987 Guamanian constitutional referendums

A referendum on a new constitution was held in Guam on 8 August 1987.[1] Instead of passing the whole constitution as a unit, voters chose to approve each chapter of the document individually. With a low turnout of 39%, all chapters were approved[2] except for Chapter I on relations with the United States[3] and Chapter VII on Chamorro relations and immigration.[4] Modified versions of these rejected chapters would be accepted in a referendum later the same year.

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A referendum on chapters of a constitution was held in Guam on 7 November 1987.[5] Chapter I (on relations with the United States)[6] and Chapter VII (on Chamorro relations and immigration)[7] had been rejected in a referendum in August, and the Constitutional Commission resubmitted modified versions. Both modified versions passed on the back of a much higher turnout of 58%.

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References
  1. Direct Democracy (in German)
  2. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=gu021987
  3. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=gu011987
  4. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=gu071987
  5. Direct Democracy (in German)
  6. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=gu131987
  7. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=gu141987
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