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Arkansas Abolition of Poll Tax, Proposed Amendment 45 (1956)

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The Arkansas Abolition of Poll Tax, Proposed Amendment 45 (1956), also known as Amendment 45, was on the ballot in Arkansas on November 6, 1956, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The measure would have abolished the state's poll tax.[1]

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Arkansas Amendment 45 (1956)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No210,23756.57%
Yes161,40343.43%

Election results via: Arkansas Secretary of State, "Amendments to Arkansas Constitution," accessed July 15, 2015

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  1. ↑ Goss, Kay. 2011. The Arkansas State Constitution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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