Election Results
26 October 1987 Referendum
Main Points: Creation of an Office of the Supervisor of Elections; The Government appoints
the Election Supervisor.
Registered Voters N/A
Total Votes
N/A
Voter Turnout
N/A
Invalid/Blank Votes N/A
Total Valid Votes 57,908
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
45,227 |
78.10% |
"No" Votes |
12,681 |
21.90% |
04 October 1997 Referendum
I. Creation of an Independent Electoral Commission
Main Points: Amending the constitution to replace the old Office of the Supervisor of Elections introduced in 1987, which
was not independent with respect to the government with an independent electoral commission.
Registered Voters 370,173
Total Votes 61,873 [Voter Turnout: 16.7%]
Invalid/Blank Votes 201
Total Valid Votes 61,672 |
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
45,122 |
73.16% |
"No" Votes |
16,550 |
26.84% |
II. Voting Rights for Citizens Abroad
Main Points: Amending the constitution to extend voting rights to Batswana abroad.
Registered Voters 370,173
Total Votes 62,047 [Voter Turnout: 16.8%]
Invalid/Blank Votes 197
Total Valid Votes 61,850 |
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
43,555 |
70.42% |
"No" Votes |
18,295 |
29.58% |
III. Lowering the Minimum Voting Age
Main Points: Amending the constitution to lower the Minimum Voting Age from 21 to 18.
Registered Voters 370,173
Total Votes 61,948 [Voter Turnout: 16.7%]
Invalid/Blank Votes 198
Total Valid Votes 61,750 |
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
36,275 |
58.74% |
"No" Votes |
25,475 |
41.26% |
03 November 2001 Referendum
I. Qualifications to be appointed as a Judge of the High Court
Ballot Question: Do you agree that, for a person to be appointed a Judge of the High Court, he must qualify and have been
qualified to practice as an advocate or attorney for not less than 10 years, or being qualified to practice as an advocate
or attorney, has taught law in a recognized university for not less than 10 years, or be a Chief Magistrate who has held that
office for not less than 5 years?
Registered Voters 460,252
Total Votes 22,597 [Voter Turnout: 4.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes 985
Total Valid Votes 21,612 |
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
16,038 |
74.2% |
"No" Votes |
5,574 |
25.8% |
II. Qualifications to be appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal
Ballot Question: Do you agree that, for a person to be appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, he must qualify and have
been qualified to practice as an advocate or attorney for not less than 10 years, or being qualified to practice as an advocate
or attorney, has taught law in a recognized university for not less than 10 years?
Registered Voters 460,252
Total Votes 22,576 [Voter Turnout: 4.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes 988
Total Valid Votes 21,588 |
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
16,152 |
74.81% |
"No" Votes |
5,436 |
25.19% |
III. Change in the designation of High Court Judges
Ballot Question: "Do you agree that the designation of High Court Judges as "Puisne Judges" be altered to "Judges"? Registered Voters 460,252
Total Votes 22,579 [Voter Turnout: 4.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes 995
Total Valid Votes 21,584 |
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
16,565 |
76.74% |
"No" Votes |
5,019 |
23.26% |
IV. Retiring age of the Judges of the High Court and Court of Appeal
Ballot Question: Do you agree that the retiring age of the Judges of the High Court and Court of Appeal should be
increased from 65 to 70?
Registered Voters 460,252
Total Votes 22,577 [Voter Turnout: 4.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes 789
Total Valid Votes 21,788 |
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
11,751 |
53.93% |
"No" Votes |
10,037 |
46.07% |
V. Nomination of the members of the Judicial Service Commission
Ballot Question: Do you agree that the members of the Judicial Service Commission who are nominated by the Law Society or
appointed by the President shall serve a renewable term of two years, and may be removed by the Commission in the first case
and by the President in the second for inability or gross misbehavior?
Registered Voters 460,252
Total Votes 22,561 [Voter Turnout: 4.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes 802
Total Valid Votes 21,759 |
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
15,765 |
72.45% |
"No" Votes |
5,994 |
27.55% |
VI. Competencies of the Judicial Service Commission
Ballot Question: Do you agree that the members of the Judicial Service Commission, who shall decide by a majority vote, the
chairman having a casting vote in the event of an equality of votes, should be the Chief Justice as Chairman, the President
or the most senior Justice of the Court of Appeal, the Attorney-General, the Chairman of the Public Service Commission, a
member of the Law Society nominated by it, and a person of integrity and experience who is not a legal practitioner appointed
by the President?
Registered Voters 460,252
Total Votes 22,573 [Voter Turnout: 4.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes 789
Total Valid Votes 21,784 |
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
15,833 |
72.68% |
"No" Votes |
5,951 |
27.32% |
VII. Re-qualification of the Industrial Court
Ballot Question: Do you agree that the Industrial Court should be a superior court of record?
Registered Voters 460,252
Total Votes 22,557 [Voter Turnout: 4.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes 792
Total Valid Votes 21,765 |
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
16,216 |
74.50% |
"No" Votes |
5,549 |
25.50% |
VIII. Competencies for the Chief Justice
Ballot Question: Do you agree that the Chief Justice be empowered to appoint a Rules of Court Advisory Committee to advise
him on the review of the rules of practice and procedure of the High Court?
Registered Voters 460,252
Total Votes 22,592 [Voter Turnout: 4.9%]
Invalid/Blank Votes 1,023
Total Valid Votes 21,569 |
Results |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
"Yes" Votes |
16,584 |
76.88% |
"No" Votes |
4,985 |
23.12% |
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