October 1979 Palauan constitutional referendum From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia October 1979 Palauan constitutional referendum 23 October 1979 Results Choice Votes % Yes 1,905 30.82% No 4,277 69.18% Valid votes 6,182 100.00% Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00% Total votes 6,182 100.00% Politics of Palau Constitution Human rights LGBT rights Executive President Surangel Whipps Jr. Vice President Uduch Sengebau Senior Legislative National Congress Senate President: Hokkons Baules House of Delegates Speaker: Sabino Anastacio Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Oldiais Ngiraikelau Elections Recent elections General: 201220162020 Political parties Administrative divisions States Governor of Koror Governor of Peleliu Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Gustav Aitaro Diplomatic missions of / in Palau Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Compact of Free Association Other countries vte A constitutional referendum was held in Palau on 23 October 1979,[1] just three months after the constitution was first approved in July. The amendments were rejected by 69% of voters.[1] Results[edit] Choice Votes % For 1,905 30.82 Against 4,277 69.18 Invalid/blank – Total 6,182 100 Registered voters/turnout Source: Direct Democracy References[edit] ^ a b Palau, 23 October 1979: Constitution Direct Democracy (in German) vte Elections and referendums in PalauPresidential elections 1980 1984 1985 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Parliamentary elections 1947 1971 1975 1978 1979 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Referendums 1976 1979 (Jul) 1979 (Oct) 1980 1983 1984 1986 (Feb) 1986 (Dec) 1987 (Jun) 1987 (4 Aug) 1987 (21 Aug) 1990 1992 1993 1996 2004 2008 2011 2020 See also: Elections and referendums in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands This article about Palau is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte