2018 Colombian anti-corruption referendum
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A referendum on anti-corruption measures was held in Colombia on 26 August 2018. Voters were asked whether they approve of seven proposals aimed at reducing corruption: limiting the number of terms for politicians at all levels to three; requiring election candidates disclose their assets and those of their relatives; elected politicians being required to disclose their activities and private interests; a requirement for public hearings on budgets; a requirement for all public sector contracts to go out to tender; the removal of the right to parole for people convicted of corruption; and reducing the maximum salary of public officials and politicians from forty times the minimum wage to twenty-five times.[1]
In order for the results to be legally binding, voter turnout was required to be at least one-third of registered voters (12.1 million).[2] However, only 11.7 million voters (32%) cast ballots.[3]
Background
The referendum was the result of a campaign called Consulta Popular Anticorrupción by senators
Campaign
Many politicians supported "Yes" in the referendum, and a parody music video in the style of
Results
Of the 11.7 million votes cast, 99% supported the amendments. However, the referendum came 470,000 votes short of the required 12.1 million votes, resulting in the vote being disqualified due to not reaching quorum.[6]
Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Total votes |
Registered voters |
Turnout | Result | ||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||||||||
Introducing term limits | 11,300,109 | 99.03 | 110,921 | 0.97 | 263,921 | 11,674,951 | 36,421,026 | 32.06 | Quorum not reached | ||||
Disclosure of assets | 11,443,463 | 99.45 | 63,168 | 0.55 | 168,320 | Quorum not reached | |||||||
Disclosure of activities and interests | 11,477,612 | 99.61 | 45,387 | 0.39 | 151,952 | Quorum not reached | |||||||
Public hearings on budgets | 11,413,090 | 99.13 | 99,846 | 0.87 | 162,015 | Quorum not reached | |||||||
Public contracts being put out to tender | 11,448,715 | 99.42 | 66,555 | 0.58 | 159,681 | Quorum not reached | |||||||
Removal of parole for corruption convictions | 11,482,949 | 99.57 | 49,334 | 0.43 | 142,668 | Quorum not reached | |||||||
Reduction in maximum salary for public officials | 11,437,502 | 99.17 | 95,588 | 0.83 | 141,861 | Quorum not reached | |||||||
Source: CNE |
References
- ^ a b c "Colombia, 26 August 2018: reduction in the pay of Members and senior officials". Direct Democracy (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Colombia hopes a referendum will help root out corruption". BBC News. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Colombia anti-corruption referendum comes up shy on votes". ABC News. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Que 15 millones de ciudadanos vayan a las urnas, reto para la consulta". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 6 June 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Colombian anti-corruption referendum fails to meet quorum". Reuters. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "Colombia anti-corruption referendum comes up shy on votes". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.