2021 Melitian flag referendum

Proposed Flag of Melite by Snagovaenu.

The Melitian Flag Referendum of 2021 was a referendum in the Democratic Christian Republic of Melite deciding the future of the current Flag of Melite, whether it would be replaced by another proposed flag (designed by Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu) or retaining the then-current National Flag of Melite. This referendum would also ask a second question to the electorate, regarding the Melitian District of Comino, as a decision for the commissioning of a Flag for the Region was announced.

Procedure

Melite

2021 Melitian flag referendum

29–30 December 2021
Do you wish to confirm this Proposition for a new Flag of Melite, or remain with the current National Flag? (Kindly designed by Stefan Snagoveanu.)
Location	Melite YeLand Melitian District of Comino
Results
Change new Flag to Proposed Flag    75% Retain Current Flag    25% Abstain    0%

The Ballot started by asking the voter to choose his/her region, i.e., either the D.C.R. Main Area of Melite, the YeLand S.A.R. and the Melitian District of Comino. It then proceeded to the next section pertaining to the National Flag, asking the electorate whether it prefers retaining the current Flag or prefers the newly proposed flag.

Comino District

2021 Melitian flag referendum

29–30 December 2021
Do you wish to confirm a Proposition for a Flag of Comino, or remain with the Central Government Seal? And if yes (for the flag), which shade of red would you prefer? (Kindly designed by Rafe Burfield.)
Location	Melite YeLand Melitian District of Comino
Results
Yes to Flag (Dark Shade)    62.5% Yes to Flag (Light Shade)    25% No to Flag (Retain Government Seal)    0% Abstain    12.5%

After, it asked whether they would prefer the Government Seal as Symbol of Comino, or the newly commissioned flag, created by Rafe Burfield, also a citizen of Melite. As there were two shades of red proposed in the Comino Flag, the electorate was given a choice between a light or dark shade of red.

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  Proposed Flag of Comino with light shade of Red.

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  Proposed Flag of Comino with dark shade of Red.

Flag adopted after referendum

Both a new national flag and a new flag for Comino were successfully adopted. The National Flag was heavily approved with three quarters of the electorate choosing "Change current flag to proposed flag". The darker shaded flag of Comino was the majority chosen with 62.5% of the vote. An interesting connotation is that only one abstention took place, in the Comino flag Section of the ballot.

• Final Adopted Flags
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  New National Flag

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  Comino Flag

• Replaced Flags/Symbols
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  Old National Flag

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  Coat of Arms of the Central Government, as replacement symbol for Comino.

Media coverage

Only TVMelite reported this event through the National Newspaper, "The Melitian Times".

Related links

Official Ballot Results on Google Forms