2004 Slovenian minority rights referendum

A referendum on minority rights was held in Slovenia on 4 April 2004. Voters were asked whether they approved government proposals to restore basic rights to ethnic minorities who had been erased from the citizen registry in 1992.[1] The proposal was rejected by 96.05% of voters, with a turnout of 31.55%.[2]

2004 Slovenian minority rights referendum
4 April 2004
Are you in favor of the law on the implementation of point 8 of the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia No. UI-246/02-28 (EPA 956-III), adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia on 25 November 2003?
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 19,984 3.95%
No 485,536 96.05%
Valid votes 505,520 98.48%
Invalid or blank votes 7,794 1.52%
Total votes 513,314 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,626,913 31.55%
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The referendum was backed by oppositional Slovenian Democratic Party, while the government called for a boycott.[3]

Results
Choice Votes %
For19,9843.95
Against485,53696.05
Invalid/blank votes7,855–
Total513,375100
Registered voters/turnout1,626,91331.54
Source: Direct Democracy

References
  1. Election profile IFES
  2. Results IFES
  3. Slovenia: 90 percent voted at the referendum backed Janša proposal Archived 2015-02-12 at the Wayback Machine HRT, 4 April 2004
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