Requirements for a referendum to pass
Mauritania
- Mandatory referendum - simple majority
- Mandatory referendum - qualified majority
Constitution 1991 (with amendments in 2006)http://?www.?wipo.?int/?wipolex/?en/?text.?jsp?file_?id=193704
ART. 78 (mandatory)[...]Nulle session, nul ?change, nulle adjonction de territoire n'est valable sans le consentement du peuple qui se prononce par voie de r?f?rendum.Dans le cas pr?vu au dernier alin?a de l'article 2 de la pr?sente Constitution, la majorit? requise est de quatre cinqui?me (4/5) des suffrages exprim?s.
ART. 100: La r?vision de la Constitution est d?finitive apr?s avoir ?t? approuv?e par r?f?rendum ? la majorit? simple des suffrages exprim?s.
The law provides simple majority for mandatory referendums on constitutional amendments, and qualified majority of 4/5 of the votes cast for mandatory referendums on territorial issues and national sovereignty issues. The legislation does not specify requirements for optional referendum.
