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Connecticut Question 1, Governor-Elect Succession Procedures Amendment (1946)
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| Topic State executive branch structure and State executive elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Connecticut Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Connecticut on November 5, 1946. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Connecticut Constitution to:
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A "no" vote opposed amending the Connecticut Constitution to:
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Election results
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Connecticut Question 1 |
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54,581 | 75.32% | ||
| No | 17,880 | 24.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | If at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the governor, the governor elect shall have died, or if the governor-elect shall have failed to qualify, the Lieutenant-governor-elect, upon qualifying, shall become governor. The general assembly may by law provided for the case wherein neither governor-elect, nor Lieutenant-governor-elect shall have qualified, by declaring then who shall act as governor or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until governor or a lieutenant-governor shall have qualified. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Connecticut Constitution
In Connecticut, a constitutional amendment can be referred to the ballot after one legislative session or two legislative sessions depending on the vote count.
When an amendment receives a 75% vote in both legislative chambers, the amendment goes on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 114 votes in the Connecticut House of Representatives and 27 votes in the Connecticut State Senate, assuming no vacancies.
When an amendment receives a simple majority vote in both legislative chambers, the amendment must pass during two successive legislative sessions to go on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 76 votes in the Connecticut House of Representatives and 19 votes in the Connecticut State Senate, assuming no vacancies.
Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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