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Arkansas Public Education Age Restriction, Proposed Amendment 53 (1968)
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The Arkansas Public Education Age Restriction Proposed Amendment, also known as Proposed Amendment 53, was on the ballot in Arkansas on November 5, 1968, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The measure eliminated age restrictions for free public education, allowing public school funds to be spent on individuals under the age of six and over the age of 21.[1][2]
Election results
| Arkansas Proposed Amendment 53 (1968) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 244,370 | 51.73% | ||
| No | 228,057 | 48.27% | ||
Election results via: Arkansas Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| An Amendment to Section 1 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Arkansas of 1874, authorizing the General Assembly and/or Public School Districts to spend public funds for the education of persons over 21 years of age and under 6 years of age as may be provided by law, which authorization is in addition to existing Constitutional and Statutory provisions.[2][3] |
See also
- Arkansas 1968 ballot measures
- 1968 ballot measures
- List of Arkansas ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Arkansas
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Amendments 1938-2010," accessed August 25, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, "Referenda Elections for Arkansas," accessed August 25, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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