Paraguayan expatriate voting referendum, 2011

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A referendum on allowing expatriate citizens to vote was held in Paraguay on 9 October 2011.^[1] The measure was approved by 78% of voters, although voter turnout was only 12.5%. If approved by the Congress, the measure would give the right to vote to more than half a million Paraguayans living abroad, mostly in Argentina, Spain and the United States. President Fernando Lugo believed it would strengthen Paraguay's democracy.^[2]

Results

Paraguayan expatriate voting referendum, 2011^[3]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	298,480	78.41
No	82,193	21.59
Valid votes	380,673	98.86
Invalid or blank votes	4,405	1.14
Total votes	385,078	100.00
Registered voters and turnout	3,039,308	12.67

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