2004 Slovenian minority rights referendum

A referendum on minority rights was held in Slovenia on 4 April 2004. Voters were asked whether they approved government proposals to restore basic rights to ethnic minorities who had been erased from the citizen registry in 1992.[1] The proposal was rejected by 96.05% of voters, with a turnout of 31.55%.[2]

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The referendum was backed by oppositional Slovenian Democratic Party, while the government called for a boycott.[3]

Results
Choice Votes %
For19,9843.95
Against485,53696.05
Invalid/blank votes7,855–
Total513,375100
Registered voters/turnout1,626,91331.54
Source: Direct Democracy

References
  1. Election profile IFES
  2. Results IFES
  3. Slovenia: 90 percent voted at the referendum backed Janša proposal Archived 2015-02-12 at the Wayback Machine HRT, 4 April 2004
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