2018 Colombian anti-corruption referendum
26 August 2018
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| Outcome | Failed due insufficient voter turnout |
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| 1. Introducing term limits | |
| 2. Disclosure of assets | |
| 3. Disclosure of activities and interests | |
| 4. Public hearings on budgets | |
| 5. Public contracts being put out to tender | |
| 6. Removal of parole for corruption convictions | |
| 7. Reduction in maximum salary for public officials | |
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A referendum on anti-corruption measures was held in Colombia on 26 August 2018. Voters were asked whether they approve of seven proposals aimed at reducing corruption: limiting the number of terms for politicians at all levels to three; requiring election candidates disclose their assets and those of their relatives; elected politicians being required to disclose their activities and private interests; a requirement for public hearings on budgets; a requirement for all public sector contracts to go out to tender; the removal of the right to parole for people convicted of corruption; and reducing the maximum salary of public officials and politicians from forty times the minimum wage to twenty-five times.
In order for the results to be legally binding, voter turnout was required to be at least one-third of registered voters (12.1 million). However, only 11.7 million voters (32%) cast ballots.