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Connecticut Question 2, Four-Year Elections for Executive Officials Amendment (1948)
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| Topic Executive official term limits |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Connecticut Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Connecticut on November 2, 1948. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Connecticut Constitution to establish an election every four years, starting from 1950 onward, for governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary, treasurer, and comptroller. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Connecticut Constitution to establish an election every four years, starting from 1950 onward, for governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary, treasurer, and comptroller. |
Election results
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Connecticut Question 2 |
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52,106 | 65.15% | ||
| No | 27,870 | 34.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Section 1. A general election for governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary, treasurer and comptroller shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1950, and quadrennially there-after. Sec. 2. Said officers shall hold their respective offices from the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January next succeeding their election until the Wednesday following the first Monday of the fifth January succeeding their election and until their successors are duly 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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