 Voter turnout was 59.1% for the constitution question and 57.1% for the voting age question.According to the previous constitution of 1915, with changes from 1920, in order for a new constitution to pass, it must first be passed in one Rigsdag, which must then be disbanded, a new parliamentary election called, and the new parliament must then also pass the constitution, in unchanged form; and finally, a majority of voters in a referendum, with a requirement of at least 45% turnout, must also pass the proposed constitution.When the referendum took place on May 28, 1953, it concluded the last of these three steps, and the constitution could take effect on June 5.