A constitutional referendum was held in East Germany on 6 April 1968.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 The new constitution was approved by 96.4% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.1%,Nohlen & Stöver, p770 and came into force on 9 April.
Background 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.German Democratic Republic, 6 April 1968: Constitution Direct Democracy
Results ChoiceVotes%For11,536,80396.4Against409,7333.4Invalid/blank votes24,353–Total11,970,889100Registered voters/turnout12,208,98698.1Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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