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Arizona Proposition 101, Congressional Vacancy Elections Amendment (1962)
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| Topic Elections and campaigns |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 101 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing mechanisms to replace U.S. Senators and Representatives in Congress when a vacancy occurs. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing mechanisms to replace U.S. Senators and Representatives in Congress when a vacancy occurs. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 101 |
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139,603 | 57.91% | ||
| No | 101,482 | 42.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 101 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA RELATING TO ELECTORS AND PROVIDING FOR PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS WHEN A VACANCY OCCURS AND AMENDING ARTICE 7, CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
{{ArizonaHBMPath|Type = LRCA |Year = 1962}
See also
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Footnotes
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