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2012 Northern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum

Ballot measure in the Northern Mariana Islands

Ballot measure in the Northern Mariana Islands

FieldValue
nameNorthern Mariana Islands constitutional referendum, 2012
locationNorthern Mariana Islands
date
voting_systemsimple majority
barwidth100px
part1_subjectInitiative 17-5
part1_choice1Yes
part1_percentage162.35
part1_choice2No
part1_percentage237.65
part2_subjectInitiative 17-12, HD1
part2_choice1Yes
part2_percentage188.38
part2_choice2No
part2_percentage211.62
part3_subjectInitiative 17-2, HD3, HS2
part3_choice1Yes
part3_percentage181.63
part3_choice2No
part3_percentage218.37

A constitutional referendum was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 6 November 2012, alongside the election for the islands' representative to the United States House of Representatives. Voters were asked whether they approved of three proposed amendments to the constitution. All three were approved.

Background

One of the three proposals was for the government to issue bonds to pay for the country's pension scheme, a proposal which had been rejected in a 2010 referendum. It would involve adding a new section to chapter X of the constitution:

The second amendment was to allow the Board of Regents to revise the mission statement of the Northern Marianas College, which would involve amending Section 2 (b) of Article XV.

The third amendment involved making the Attorney General an elected position, which would require amending Article III, section 11 of the constitution.

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For6,87662.35
Against4,15237.65
Invalid/blank votes1,571–
**Total****12,599****100**
Registered voters/turnout16,77175.12
Source: [Direct Democracy](http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=mp032012)
ChoiceVotes%
For10,08488.38
Against1,32611.62
Invalid/blank votes1,180–
**Total****12,599****100**
Registered voters/turnout16,77175.12
Source: [Direct Democracy](http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=mp022012)
ChoiceVotes%
For9,24881.63
Against2,08118.37
Invalid/blank votes1,270–
**Total****12,599****100**
Registered voters/turnout16,77175.12
Source: [Direct Democracy](http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=mp012012)

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