The Serbian authorities declared the referendum unconstitutional. The referendum was organised with the support from the Bosnian SDA, although this was denied by the MNVS. The MNVS claimed that 264,000 people in Sandžak, the rest of the SFR Yugoslavia and abroad asked to be included on the voter list.
The Serbian government declared the referendum invalid.  The Bosnian SDA supported the referendum, but this was denied by the MNVS. The MNVS claimed that 264,000 people in Sandžak, as well as those elsewhere in SFR Yugoslavia and abroad, requested to be included on the voter list.