2019 San Marino referendum

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Two referendums were held in San Marino on 2 June 2019. The first was a popular initiative on amending the electoral system to require a second round to be held thirty days after a general elections between the top two parties only if neither are able to form a coalition government. The other was on a constitutional amendment proposed by San Marino's Captains Regent that would add sexual orientation to the list of discriminations prohibited by law. This followed a vote by the Grand and General Council on the amendment failing to meet the two-thirds quorum.

Both proposals were approved by voters.

## Background

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Referendums in San Marino previously require a quorum of 25% of eligible voters to vote yes to pass but this system was abolished after the 2016 San Marino referendums.[1][2] People who are citizens of San Marino but live abroad can not vote. Despite this, referendums which affect them can be proposed.[1][3]

Referendums can be proposed by either the government of San Marino or through a citizen held popular initiative.[4][5]

## Proposals

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The first referendum was a popular initiative to amend the electoral system to require a second round of voting to be held thirty days after a general elections between the top two parties only if neither are able to form a coalition government.[4]

The second referendums was a constitutional amendment proposed by the Captains Regent of San Marino that would prohibited by law discrimination based on sexual orientation. The amendment was previously voted on by the Grand and General Council but failed to meet the two-thirds majority required for the legislature to pass an amendment.[5]

## Results

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Both proposals were approved by voters.[6][7][8]

Question  | For  | Against  | Invalid/
blank  | Total
votes  | Registered
voters  | Turnout  | Result

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
Popular initiative on electoral system reform | 8,554 | 60.58 | 5,566 | 39.42 | 344 | 14,464 | 34,458 | 41.98 | Approved
Prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation | 9,996 | 71.46 | 3,992 | 28.54 | 452 | 14,440 | 41.91 | Approved
Source: Libertas

## See also

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* LGBTQ rights in San Marino

## References

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1. ^ a b Keating, Dave (October 23, 2013). "San Marino rejects EU accession". Politico Europe. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
2. ^ "Abolish quorum referendum". Grand and General Council (in Italian). Retrieved April 9, 2025.
3. ^ "Archive of Laws, Decrees and Regulations". Grand and General Council. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
4. ^ a b San Marino, 2. Juni 2019 : Zweiter Wahlgang bei Parlamentswahlen Direct Democracy
5. ^ a b San Marino, 2. Juni 2019 : Diskriminierungsverbot wegen sexueller Orientierung Direct Democracy
6. ^ Vincono i sì con il 60%: cambia la legge elettorale a San Marino Libertas, June 2, 2019
7. ^ Stefanello, Viola (June 4, 2019). "San Marino bans discrimination based on sexual orientation". Euronews. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
8. ^ Sarrubba, Stefania (June 4, 2019). "San Marino bans discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

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