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Connecticut Question 1, Location of General Assembly Sessions Amendment (1873)
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| Topic State executive powers and duties and State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Connecticut Question 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Connecticut on October 6, 1873. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Connecticut Constitution to hold all annual and special sessions of the General Assembly after May of 1875 in Hartford, except in emergencies where the governor can then convene the Assembly anywhere else in the state. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Connecticut Constitution to hold all annual and special sessions of the General Assembly after May of 1875 in Hartford, except in emergencies where the governor can then convene the Assembly anywhere else in the state. |
Election results
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Connecticut Question 1 |
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36,853 | 54.57% | ||
| No | 30,685 | 45.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:
| “ | All annual and special sessions of the General Assembly shall, on and after the first Wednesday of May A.D. 1875, be held at Hartford; but the person administering the office of Governor may, in case of special emergency, convene said Assembly at any other place in this State. | ” |
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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