Puerto Rican judicial reform referendum, 1960

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A referendum on judicial reform was held in Puerto Rico on 8 November 1960.^[1] The changes were approved by 78.4% of voters.^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	380,523	78.4
Against	104,748	21.6
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	485,271	100
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p552 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p556

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