Plebiscites were held on June 18, 1940 in the
Philippines to ratify the following amendments to the Constitution: the extension of the tenure of the President and the Vice-President to four years with
reelection
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for another term; the establishment of a
bicameral
Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single grou ...
Congress of the Philippines, with the
Senate
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as the upper house and the
House of Representatives as the lower house; and the creation of an independent
Commission on Elections composed of three members to supervise all elections and plebiscites.
Results
On creating a bicameral legislature
Summary
By province/city
On having president and vice president re-elected
Summary
By province/city
On creating a Commission on Elections
Summary
By province/city
See also
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Commission on Elections
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Politics of the Philippines
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Philippine elections
External links
Official website of the Commission on Elections
{{Philippine elections
1940 in the Philippines
1940 referendums
Constitutional referendums in the Philippines
Presidency of Manuel L. Quezon