2014 Lithuanian constitutional referendum

2014 Lithuanian constitutional referendum

29 June 2014

OutcomeProposal failed as less than 50% of registered voters voted in favour
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 269,049 72.83%
No 100,375 27.17%
Valid votes 369,424 97.17%
Invalid or blank votes 10,754 2.83%
Total votes 380,178 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 2,538,430 14.98%

A constitutional referendum was held in Lithuania on 29 June 2014.[1] Proposed amendments to articles 9, 47 and 147 of the constitution would have reduced the number of signatures required to call a referendum from 300,000 to 100,000, prevent foreigners from owning land in the country, and require all decisions related to the exploitation and extraction of natural resources that would have national and local importance to require approval by referendum.[2]

Although 73% of voters voted in favour of the changes, the result was invalidated by a turnout of just 14.98%.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Referendum on land sale in Lithuania to take place on 29th June". The Baltic Course. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ^ Litauen, 29. Juni 2014 : Verfassungsreform Direct Democracy
  3. ^ Land sale ban referendum fails in Lithuania due to record-low turnout Delfi, 29 June 2014
  4. ^ Voter turnout of failed referendum at 14.98% Delfi, 4 July 2014