1968 East German constitutional referendum

1968 East German constitutional referendum

6 April 1968 (1968-04-06)
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 11,536,803 96.57% No 409,733 3.43% Valid votes 11,946,536 99.80% Invalid or blank votes 24,353 0.20% Total votes 11,970,889 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 12,208,986 98.05%

Politics of East Germany
Constitution 1949 1968
Leadership Socialist Unity Party General Secretary President (1949–1960) State Council (1960–1990) Head of State Council of Ministers Head of Government
Legislature President Chamber of States
Elections Referendums Constitutional Assembly 1949 General elections 1950 1954 1958 1963 1967 1971 1976 1981 1986 1990 Referendums 1951 1954
Political parties Christian Democratic Union Democratic Farmers' Party Liberal Democratic Party National Democratic Party
Administrative divisions East Berlin (independent) Cottbus Dresden Erfurt Frankfurt Gera Halle Karl-Marx-Stadt Leipzig Magdeburg Neubrandenburg Potsdam Rostock Schwerin Suhl Leaders
Other countries

A constitutional referendum was held in East Germany on 6 April 1968.^[1] The new constitution was approved by 96.4% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.1%,^[2] and came into force on 9 April.^[3]

On 1 December 1967 the Volkskammer established a commission to draw up a new constitution. This was by the Volkskammer with no dissenting votes on 26 March 1968, alongside a law on conducting a referendum to approve the constitution.^[3]