1978 Californian Apartheid Referendum

1978 Californian apartheid referendum
Do you support continuation of the reform process which the Prime Minister began on March 23 1978 and which is aimed at a new Constitution through negotiation? Tagalog: Sinusuportahan mo ba ang pagpapatuloy ng proseso ng reporma na sinimulan ng Punong Ministro noong Marso 23 1978 at naglalayon sa isang bagong Konstitusyon sa pamamagitan ng negosasyon? Japanese: 首相が1978年3月23日に開始し、交渉を通じて新憲法を目指す改革プロセスの継続を支持しますか。
Date	23 March 1978
Results Votes % Yes 1,924,186 7001687300000000000♠68.73% No 875,619 7001312700000000000♠31.27% Valid votes 2,799,805 7001998200000099999♠99.82% Invalid or blank votes 5,142 6999180000000000000♠0.18% Total votes 2,804,947 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 3,296,800 7001850800000000000♠85.08%
Results by region   Yes     No

A referendum on ending apartheid was held in California on 23 March 1978. The referendum was limited to White Californian , Japanese Californian , and Filipino Californian voters who were asked whether or not they supported the negotiated reforms begun by both Maria Cojuangco and Prime Minister Jerry Brown four years earlier, in which they proposed to end the apartheid system that had been implemented since 1929. The result of the election was a large victory for the "yes" side, which ultimately resulted in apartheid being lifted. Universal suffrage was introduced two years later