1998 Latvian citizenship referendum
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03)
Are you in favor of repealing the 22 June 1998 amendments to the Easier Naturalization Act?
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 416,584 46.08%
No 487,559 53.92%
Valid votes 904,143 97.43%
Invalid or blank votes 23,897 2.57%
Total votes 928,040 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,341,873 69.16%

A referendum on the citizenship law was held in Latvia on 3 October 1998.[1] The Saeima had made amendments to the law in June that increased the opportunities for naturalisation and provided the additional option of obtaining Latvian citizenship for non-citizens (nepilsoņi) and stateless persons (bezvalstnieki) born in Latvia from August 1991 onwards. Voters were asked "are you for or against the repeal of the law "Amendments in the Law of Citizenship"".[2] A majority of 53.9% voted against repealing the law.[2]

Results

Choice Votes %
For416,58446.1
Against487,55953.9
Invalid/blank votes23,897–
Total928,040100
Registered voters/turnout1,341,87369.2
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1136
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