A referendum on the status of the Northern Mariana Islands was held on 9 November 1969.
[1] For the fourth time since 1958 a majority of voters supported integration with Guam.
However, a referendum held in Guam on 4 November on integration with the Northern Mariana Islands had been rejected by 58% of Guamanian voters.
[2] Previous referendums on either integration with Guam or the islands' status had been held in 1958, 1961 and 1963.
The 1969 referendum was organized by the local Parliament, and was held prior to a visit by a United Nations commission in early 1970.