So 97% to begin with, it is dishonest and does not exist in nature
I found some referendum results from civilized and democratic places.
In 2002, Gibraltar voted on whether to be free from Great Britain. What was the outcome? 98.97% of voters, voted against seceding. This left many Spaniards unhappy, but to this day Gibraltar remains a part of the UK.
How could this happen, if 98.97% does not exist in nature?
Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Gibraltar_sovereignty_referendum#:~:text=The%20Gibraltar%20sovereignty%20referendum%20of,Spain%20and%20the%20United%20Kingdom.
Let's take a look now at the 2013 Falklands Referendum. How many people voted to stay a part of the UK? That's right - 99.80%. That great manipulator Putin should have been more bold with his election rigging, right? If even glorious and civilized Britain is not afraid to engineer results which "do not exist in nature".
Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Falkland_Islands_sovereignty_referendum