Connecticut 1948 ballot measures

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In 1948, voters decided on five statewide ballot measures in Connecticut on November 2.

• Four of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was an advisory question.
• Voters approved all five (100%) of the measures.

On the ballot

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Legislature to Prescribe Laws on Voting Rights Forfeiture and Restoration Amendment	Legislature; Suffrage	Allow the General Assembly to decide by law which offenses lead to the loss of voting rights and how those rights may be regained	a	50,385 (72%)	19,823 (28%)
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Set election date and tenure of office for probate judges	a	59,573 (74%)	20,751 (26%)
LRCA	Question 2	Term limits	Establish an election date for governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary, treasurer, and comptroller, as well as set the duration of each term for these roles to four years	a	52,106 (65%)	27,870 (35%)
LRCA	Question 4	Judiciary	Allow the General Assembly to set rules, through legislation, for judges of minor courts that are nominated by the governor	a	55,331 (73%)	20,196 (27%)
LRAQ	U.N. as Limited World Federal Government to Prevent War Advisory Question	Military-related; Federal issues	Advise the state's congressional representatives to urge the federal government to call for amendments to the U.N. charter to strengthen "the United Nations into a limited world federal government capable of enacting, interpreting and enforcing laws to prevent war"	a	141,625 (91%)	14,132 (9%)

See also

• Laws governing ballot measures in Connecticut
• List of Connecticut ballot measures
• 1948 ballot measures

External links

• Connecticut Ballot Question Election Results Archive