A constitutional referendum was held in

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on 24 November 1946, alongside

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.Uruguay, 24 November 1946: Constitution reform
Direct Democracy Two options for amending the

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were put to voters, but both were rejected.

Proposals

Two proposals for amending the constitution were put to voters. Proposal 1 was put forward by the Battlismo faction of the Colorado Party and the Independent National Party, and would allow government initiatives to be approved by two-fifths of members of the

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, would bring back the Colegiado system of government, and separate election dates. Proposal 2 was put forward by the Civic Union, and would allow referendums to be held on constitutional changes if 10% of registered voters signed a petition, would allow for the separate election of the President and Vice President, and also scrap the lema system.

Results

References

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