1976 Cuban constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Cuba on 15 February 1976, the first nationwide vote on the island since the Cuban Revolution.^[1] The new constitution was reportedly discussed at grass-roots level by 6,216,000 citizens, resulting in 60 of the 141 articles being modified.^[1] It was reportedly approved by 99.02% of voters with a turnout of 98%.^[2]

1976 Cuban constitutional referendum

15 February 1976
Results by province
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 5,473,534 99.02% No 54,070 0.98% Valid votes 5,527,604 98.65% Invalid or blank votes 75,369 1.35% Total votes 5,602,973 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 5,717,266 98%

Granma front page of 14 February 1976, asking for the affirmative vote in the referendum.

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For		5,473,534	99.02
Against		54,070	0.98
Total		5,527,604	100.00
Valid votes		5,527,604	98.65
Invalid/blank votes		75,369	1.35
Total votes		5,602,973	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,717,266	98.00
Source: Direct Democracy