2011 Paraguayan expatriate voting referendum
# 2011 Paraguayan expatriate voting referendum

A referendum on allowing expatriate citizens to vote was held in Paraguay on 9 October 2011. The measure was approved by 78% of voters, although voter turnout was only 12.5%. If approved by the Congress, the measure would give the right to vote to more than half a million Paraguayans living abroad, mostly in Argentina, Spain and the United States. President Fernando Lugo believed it would strengthen Paraguay's democracy.

## Results

Paraguayan expatriate voting referendum, 2011 :

| Choice | Votes | % |
| - | - | - |
| Yes | 298,480 | 78.41 |
| No | 82,193 | 21.59 |
| Valid votes | 380,673 | 98.86 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 4,405 | 1.14 |
| Total votes | 385,078 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,039,308 | 12.67 |
