1864 ballot measures

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This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1864.

In the United States, a ballot measure is a law, issue, or question that appears on a statewide or local ballot for voters of that jurisdiction to decide.

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Connecticut

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August 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Military service policy; Absentee and mail voting	Allow people who were drafted or volunteered in the Civil War to cast absentee ballots throughout the duration of the war	a	24,280 (63%)	14,237 (37%)

Nevada

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September 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	State Constitution Ratification Question	State constitution ratification	Ratify the constitution of Nevada proposed at the second state constitutional convention in 1864	a	10,375 (89%)	1,284 (11%)

January 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	State Constitution Ratification Question	State constitution ratification	Ratify the proposed 1863 Constitution of Nevada	d	8,851 (80%)	2,157 (20%)

New York

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March 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Military service policy; Absentee and mail voting	Extended the right to vote to absent electors in military service	a	258,795 (84%)	48,079 (16%)

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