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Connecticut Question 3, Annual General Assembly Sessions Amendment (1946)
| Connecticut Annual Sessions of General Assembly | |
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Connecticut Annual Sessions of General Assembly was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Connecticut on November 5, 1946. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Connecticut Constitution to establish the timeline for four-month General Assembly sessions each year from January to April. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Connecticut Constitution to establish the timeline for four-month General Assembly sessions each year from January to April. |
Election results
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Connecticut Annual Sessions of General Assembly |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 33,671 | 45.87% | ||
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39,733 | 54.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Annual Sessions of General Assembly was as follows:
| “ | The general assembly shall convene annually on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January and shall adjourn sine die not later than the Wednesday after the second Monday in April. | ” |
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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