Voters were asked whether they ratified a proposed Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country bill organizing the historical territories of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa into an autonomous community of Spain.

The final draft of the bill had been approved by the Basque parliamentary assembly on 29 December 1978, but it required ratification through a binding referendum and its subsequent approval by the Spanish Cortes Generales, as established by Article 151 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978.

[1][2][3] The question asked was "Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country Bill?"

[4] The referendum resulted in 94.6% of valid votes in support of the bill on a turnout of 58.9%.

[7][8] Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country Bill?