A constitutional referendum was held in
Puerto Rico
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on 6 November 1994.
[ Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p552 ] Voters were asked whether they approved of two amendments, one to eliminate the absolute right to
bail
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In some countrie ...
and the other to increase the number of
Supreme Court judges. Both were rejected by 54% of voters, with a turnout of 62.2%.
[Nohlen, p557]
Results
Eliminating the absolute right to bail
Increasing the number of Supreme Court judges
References
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1994 in Puerto Rico
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