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Arkansas Amendment 47, Direct State Legislature to Oppose Federal Desegregation Rulings Initiative (1956)
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| Topic Federal government issues and Public education governance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arkansas Amendment 47 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Arkansas on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to direct the legislature to "take appropriate action and pass laws opposing in every Constitutional manner the Un-Constitutional desegregation decisions of May 17, 1954 and May 31, 1955 of the United States Supreme Court." |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to direct the legislature to "take appropriate action and pass laws opposing in every Constitutional manner the Un-Constitutional desegregation decisions of May 17, 1954 and May 31, 1955 of the United States Supreme Court." |
Election results
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Arkansas Amendment 47 |
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185,374 | 55.93% | ||
| No | 146,064 | 44.07% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 47 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 47 (By Petition) FOR AMENDMENT NO. 47. AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 47. An Amendment requiring the General Assembly to oppose in every constitutional manner, including interposition and nullification, all deliberate, palpable and dangerous invasions or encroachments upon rights and powers belonging to the states and the people thereof by the government of the United States or by any other nation or group of nations acting under apparent authority of the United States government. | ” |
Path to the ballot
Signatures were collected to place the initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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State of Arkansas Little Rock (capital) |
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