{"id":"constitution-my:referendum-myth-boycott:en","type":"webpage","title":"Myth: “Boycott is the strongest political response”","abstract":"A boycott is not the same as a “No” vote. The official record counts turnout and votes cast, not a separate boycott category. Final turnout on March 15, 2026 was 73.12%, and 87.15% of participants voted in favor. A “No” vote affected the result; non-participation was not counted as a protest vote.","author":[{"literal":"Constitution.my editorial team"}],"publisher":"Constitution.my","URL":"https://constitution.my/p/referendum-myth-boycott?lang=en","language":"en","issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,13]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,28]]},"version":"2026-07-13","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","custom":{"schema_version":"1.0","is_official_legal_source":false,"publisher_url":"https://constitution.my","date_modified":"2026-07-13","article_references":[{"number":4,"title":"Popular Sovereignty and Referendum","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-4"},{"number":35,"title":"Citizen Participation","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-35"},{"number":92,"title":"Decision Adoption Conditions","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-92"},{"number":93,"title":"Constitutional Court Opinion","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-93"}],"official_sources":[{"id":"referendum-results-2026","title":"Preliminary official results of the March 15, 2026 national referendum","publisher":"Central Referendum Commission of Kazakhstan","url":"https://election.gov.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=10110","checked_at":"2026-07-16"}]}}