2018 Grenadian constitutional referendum

2018 Grenadian constitutional referendum

6 November 2018

Do you approve the bill for an act proposing to alter the constitution of Grenada cited as constitution of Grenada (Caribbean Court of Justice and renaming of Supreme Court) (Amendment) Bill, 2018?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 9,848 44.80%
No 12,134 55.20%
Valid votes 21,982 99.46%
Invalid or blank votes 119 0.54%
Total votes 22,101 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 79,410 27.83%

A constitutional referendum was held in Grenada on 6 November 2018.[1] The proposed constitutional amendment, which voters ultimately rejected, would have made the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) the final court of appeal, replacing the British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and renamed the Supreme Court.[2] A slightly different proposal was previously made in a 2016 referendum, but was also rejected by voters.[3]

Antigua and Barbuda also held a referendum on joining the CCJ on the same day; that vote also failed to pass.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b ANTIGUA – Antigua and Grenada to hold CCJ Referendum in November Caribbean News Services, 2 July 2018
  2. ^ Is Grenada's CCJ referendum really about access to justice? Part 2 Now Grenada, 5 July 2018
  3. ^ Grenada To Hold Another CCJ Referendum The Gleaner, 23 April 2018
  4. ^ "Antiguans and Barbudans reject efforts to adopt CCJ". Caribbean News Service. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.