A constitutional referendum was held in

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on 6 November 1994. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p552 Voters were asked whether they approved of two amendments, one to eliminate the absolute right to

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and the other to increase the number of Supreme Court judges. Both were rejected by 54% of voters, with a turnout of 62.2%.Nohlen, p557

Results

Eliminating the absolute right to bail

Increasing the number of Supreme Court judges

References

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