1939 Haitian constitutional referendum
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A constitutional referendum was held in Haiti on 23 July 1939.[1] The changes abolished the direct election of the President and referendums as President Sténio Vincent considered them a "waste of time".[1] The proposals were approved a reported 99.9% of voters, and put into effect by Parliament on 8 August.[1]
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23 July 1939
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Results
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 230,949 | 99.76 | |
| Against | 566 | 0.24 | |
| Total | 231,515 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Le Nouvelliste.[2] | |||