23 May 1980 Moroccan constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Morocco on 23 May 1980.^[1] The referendum asked whether voters approved of changes to article 21 of the 1972 constitution, which concerned the Regency Council, and reduced the age of majority for the King from 18 to 16.^[2] The changes were approved by 99.6% of voters, with a 96.8% turnout.^[3] A second referendum was held a week later on articles 43 and 95.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	6,849,813	99.6
Against	25,891	0.4
Invalid/blank votes	27,013	-
Total	6,902,717	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

^ Historic overview of the Moroccan parliamentary experience Parliament of Morocco (in French)
^ Monarchy Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine National Portal of Morocco
^ Nohlen, Dieter; Krennerich, Michael; Thibaut, Bernard (1999). Elections in Africa A Data Handbook. Oxford University Press on Demand. p. 632. ISBN 978-0-19-829645-4.

[MP-1] Historic overview of the Moroccan parliamentary experience Parliament of Morocco (in French)

[2] Monarchy Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine National Portal of Morocco

[3] Nohlen, Dieter; Krennerich, Michael; Thibaut, Bernard (1999). Elections in Africa A Data Handbook. Oxford University Press on Demand. p. 632. ISBN 978-0-19-829645-4.

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