A constitutional referendum was held in

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on 6 November 2018, the first referendum in the country's history. The proposed constitutional amendment, which ultimately failed to pass, would have made the

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the final

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, replacing the London-based

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of 66.6 % of the valid votes in favour was required for the amendment to be approved.

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also held a referendum on joining the CCJ on the same day; that vote also failed to pass.ANTIGUA – Antigua and Grenada to hold CCJ Referendum in November
Caribbean News Services, 2 July 2018

Question

Voters were asked to respond YES or NO to the following question:

Results

The final vote tally gave totals of 8,509 for the amendment and 9,234 against. Turnout was 33.6% of the electorate.2018 Referendum Results
ABEC

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Referendums in Antigua and Barbuda

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