Uruguayan constitutional referendum, 2014

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A constitutional referendum was held in Uruguay on 26 October 2014, alongside general elections. The proposed amendment to article 43 of the Constitution would have lowered the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16.^[1] However, it was rejected by 53% of voters.

Background

The referendum was initiated by a campaign group, the Commission to Promote Lowering the Age of Criminal Responsibility, which collected the required 300,000 signatures in 2012.^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,110,283	46.81
Against	1,261,834	53.19
Total	2,372,117	100
Registered voters/turnout	2,620,235	90.53
Source: Corte Electoral

References

↑ IACHR Office of the Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child Wraps Up Visit to Uruguay and Speaks Out against Reducing the Age of Criminal Responsibility Organisation of American States, 16 September 2014
↑ Conservatives in Uruguay Want to Put More Youth in Prison. Civil Society is Saying No. NACLA, 28 July 2014

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