Palau, 3. November 1992 : Senkung des Nuklearquorums von 75% auf 50%

Hinzugefügt wird ein neuer Verfassungsartikel, die 75%-Mehrheit bei Nuklearreferenden in Kap. II Art. 3 und Kap. XIII Abs. 6 auf 50% senkt. Das Oberste kassiert den Artikel trotz eines möglichen Verstosses den die geltende Verfassung vom Obersten nicht.

Damit kann der "Compact of Free Association", der den USA auch die Stationierung von Atom-U-Booten erlaubt, in der Volksabstimmung mit einer einfachen Mehrheit ratifiziert werden.

Obligatorisches Verfassungsreferendum gemäss Kap. XIV Art. 2 der Verfassung. Nötig sind Mehrheiten in 12 der 16 Staaten.

"FIRST AMENDMENT
Section 14
(a) To avoid inconsistencies found prior to this amendment by the Supreme Court of Palau to exist between section 324 of the Compact of Free Association and its subsidiary agreements with the United States of America and other sections of the Constitution of the Republic of Palau, Article XIII, section 6 of the Constitution and the final phrase of Article II, section 3, reading "provided, that any such agreement which authorizes use, testing, storage or disposal of nuclear, toxic chemical, gas or biological weapons intended for use in warfare shall require approval of not less than three fourth (3/4) of the votes cast in such referendum," shall not apply to votes to approve the Compact of Free Association and its subsidiary agreements (as previously agreed to and signed by the parties or as they may hereafter be amended, so long as such amendments are not themselves inconsistent with the Constitution) or during the terms of such compact and agreements. However, Article II, section 3 of the Constitution shall continue to apply and remain in full force and effect for all other purposes, and this amendment shall remain in effect only as long as such inconsistencies continue.
(b) This amendment shall enter into force and effect immediately upon its adoption."