The military's constitution passed the referendum, and a general election was held in December 2007.
A referendum to vote on the proposed constitution was held on 4 August 2010, and the new constitution passed by a wide margin.
With a majority of the votes, the constitution would pass, unless it were opposed by a two-thirds majority in 3 of the country's 18 provinces.
The pro-slavery constitution passed by an overwhelming margin.
The constitution can pass by simple majority approval, unless two-thirds of voters in three provinces vote no.
Non-voters were counted as if they agreed to the new constitution, and the constitution passed with 87.46% in favour.
It and similar constitutions passed court challenges of the time.
Their new constitutions passed Supreme Court review, but practically disfranchised blacks.
The constitution of Jordan grants its monarch the right to withhold assent to laws passed by its parliament.
The proposal was submitted for popular vote on August 2, 1875, and the constitution passed overwhelmingly.