A double constitutional referendum was held in
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
on 27 November 1994 alongside
general elections. Voters were asked two questions; whether they approved of two initiatives, one on preventing cuts in pension payments,
[Uruguay, 27 November 1994: No hidden cuts in pension payments]
Direct Democracy and one on the proportion of the state budget spent on education.
[Uruguay, 27 November 1994: 27% of the state budget for education]
Direct Democracy The first question was approved, whilst the second was rejected.
Initiatives
Pension cuts
The pension cuts referendum was initiated by the Association of Retirees through collecting signatures equal to one-tenth of the number of registered voters.
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Education budget
The referendum on reserving 27% of the state budget for education was initiated by the Teachers Union by collecting the required number signatures. It would involve amending articles 214, 215 and 220 of the constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
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Results
Pension cuts
Education budget
References
1994 referendums
1994 in Uruguay
Referendums in Uruguay
Pension referendums
November 1994 events in South America
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