Ten Constitutional Referendum Questions were on the ballot in Ecuador May 7, 2011.[1] All of the measures were approved.[2][3]
HIGHLIGHTS
Questions 4 and 5 concerned restructuring of the judicial system.
Questions 1 and 2 concerned the criminal justice system, including how long suspects could be detained and parameters of imprisonment.Questions 3 and 9 concerned limits on media companies, including limiting owners of private companies in the financial and communications sectors from involvement in other sectors and the creation of a regulatory council for media content containing violent, explicitly sexual or discriminatory messages.Question 8 asked whether to limit animal fighting in the country and was voted on at a canton level.Question 7 asked whether to prohibit businesses dedicated to gambling.
Election results
| Question 1, Concerning the Period a Suspect can be Detained |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 a Yes | 4,357,105 | 56.5% |
| No | 3,356,545 | 43.5% |
| Question 2, Concerning Imprisonment Parameters |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 4,167,893 | 54.2% |
| No | 3,525,832 | 45.8% |
| Question 3, Limiting Owners of Private Companies |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 4,074,307 | 52.9% |
| No | 35,880 | 47.1% |
| Question 4, Restructuring of the Judicial System |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 3,984,723 | 52% |
| No | 3,674,727 | 48% |
| Question 5, Restructuring of the Judicial System |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 4,029,458 | 52.7% |
| No | 3,622,646 | 47.3% |
| Question 6, Concerning Private Enrichment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 4,023,533 | 53.4% |
| No | 3,507,168 | 46.6% |
| Question 7, Concerning a Casino Prohibition |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 3,951,787 | 52.3% |
| No | 3,599,093 | 47.6% |
| Question 8, Limiting Animal Fighting in Local Cantons |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| Result not yet known | | |
| Question 9, Creating a Media Regulatory Council |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 3,882,379 | 51.7% |
| No | 3,630,263 | 48.3% |
| Question 10, Concerning Social Security Regulation |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 4,146,640 | 55% |
| No | 3,388,807 | 45% |
See also
External links
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Ecuador To Hold Controversial Referendum May 7," February 24, 2011
- ↑ Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación, "Ecuador: referéndum - consulta popular 2011, Nota informativa," accessed April 2, 2021
- ↑ Automated Trader, "Ecuador Referendum Questions To Be Sent To Correa Later Wed," February 16, 2011
