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1865 ballot measures

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1865 State
Ballot Measures
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    By state

    Maryland

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    Type Title Subject Description Result
    LRCA Amendment 1 Constitutions Abolishes Article 8, Section 6 of the Constitution
    Approveda

    Minnesota

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    November 7

    Type Title Subject Description Result
    LRCA Amendment 1 Suffrage Allows males of non-white races to vote
    Defeatedd

    North Carolina

    See also: North Carolina 1865 ballot measures


    November 9, 1865

    Type Title Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

    CCRCA

    Prohibit Slavery and Involuntary Servitude Amendment Constitutional rights; Constitutional wording Provide that "slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than for crimes, whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby forever prohibited in this State"

    Approveda

    18,527 (83%)

    3,696 (17%)

    CCRCA

    Rescind 1861 Secession Ordinance and Affirm Ratification of the U.S. Constitution Amendment Federal issues; Constitutional wording Repeal, rescind, and abrogate the state's ordinance, ratified on May 20, 1861, to secede from the United States

    Approveda

    19,977 (91%)

    1,940 (9%)

    Wisconsin

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    November 7, 1865

    Type Title Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

    LRSS

    Question 1 Provide suffrage to African American men over the age of 21

    Defeated

    46,588 (46%)

    55,591 (54%)


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