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Connecticut

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October 2, 1876

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Redistricting	Attach newly-formed towns with populations to the election districts of larger towns until they reach a population of 2,500 or more residents	a	26,664 (83%)	5,599 (17%)
LRCA	Question 2	Election administration	Move the election of State officials from April to November to match federal elections	a	31,871 (98%)	503 (2%)
LRCA	Question 3	Term limits	Set the duration of a term for judges of the courts of common pleas and district courts to four years, and judges of the city courts and police courts to two years	a	30,486 (94%)	1,898 (6%)
LRCA	Question 4	Term limits	Set term length of probate judges for two years	a	31,509 (97%)	877 (3%)
LRCA	Question 5	Salaries	Limit the salary of General Assembly members to $300 and $0.25 per mile traveled	a	31,025 (96%)	1,283 (4%)
LRCA	Question 6	Suffrage	Remove the word "white" from electoral qualifications listed in the state constitution	a	29,954 (93%)	2,242 (7%)

Michigan

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November 7, 1876

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Licensing for Liquor Sales Amendment	Amend the constitution relative to the licensing for the sale of ardent spirits and intoxicating liquors	a	60,639 (54%)	52,561 (46%)
LRCA	Salaries of Circuit Court Judges Amendment	Amend the state constitution relative to the salaries of circuit court judges		65,371 (50%)	65,966 (50%)
LRCA	Submission of Amendments to the People Amendment	Amend the state constitution relative to the timing for submitting constitutional amendments to the people	a	52,306 (70%)	21,984 (30%)

Minnesota

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November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State exec	Authorizes the governor to veto items of appropriation bills	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Business	Establishes single liability for stockholders of corporations	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Authorizes district judges to sit on the supreme bench	a

New York

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Con Language	Relates to an amendment to section 3 of article 5 of the constitution	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Con Language	Relates to an amendment to section 4 of article 5 of the constitution	a

North Carolina

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November 7, 1876

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	State Constitution Revisions Amendment	Agriculture; State executive structure; Race and ethnicity; Constitutional wording; Family; Public education governance; Judiciary structure; Administrative organization; Suffrage	Approve 30 constitutional amendments proposed by the 1875 Constitutional Convention	a	120,159 (53%)	106,554 (47%)

Texas

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February 15, 1876

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Constitution of 1876 Ratification Measure	Constitution	Ratify the Texas Constitution of 1876	a	136,606 (71%)	56,652 (29%)

Wisconsin

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November 7, 1876

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Question 1	Incorporate savings banks	a	4,029 (57%)	3,069 (43%)

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