Plebiscite / Referendum on constitutional reform on security
The Plebiscite for a constitutional reform on security was held on October 27, 2019, alongside the national presidential and parliamentary elections. The plebiscite submitted to the citizens' consideration a constitutional reform aimed at introducing changes in public security. The proposal included: the reaction of a National Guard (military) with members of the Armed Forces of Uruguay, the prohibition of early release for certain crimes, a reviewable life sentence, and enabling night raids. The initiative was promoted by National Party senator Jorge Larrañaga and by the public campaign "Living without Fear" (span Vivir sin Miedo), who organized and that gathered the necessary signatures to call the plebiscite. A counter-campaign was led by social, cultural and educational organizations, under the slogan "No to reform, fear is not the way" (span. No a la reforma, el miedo no es la forma). 2,431,472 people voted, but the proposal reached only 46.83% positive votes out of the total valid votes, so it was rejected.
Institutional design
Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?
Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?
Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?
Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?
Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?
Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?
- Formalization
- embedded in the constitution/legislation
- Frequency
- single
- Mode of selection of participants
- open
- Type of participants
- citizens
- Decisiveness
- democratic innovation yields a binding decision
- Co-Governance
- yes
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