Connecticut United Nations as Limited World Federal Government to Prevent War Advisory Question (1948)
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| Topic Federal government issues and Military-related advisory questions |
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
Origin |
Connecticut U.N. as Limited World Federal Government to Prevent War Advisory Question was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Connecticut on November 2, 1948. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported advising 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 "no" vote opposed advising 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." |
Election results
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141,625 | 90.93% | ||
| No | 14,132 | 9.07% | ||
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for U.N. as Limited World Federal Government to Prevent War Advisory Question was as follows:
| “ | Do you, as a sovereign citizen of Connecticut and the United States of America, direct our representative in the national congress to urge the president and the congress to take the lead in calling for amendments to the United Nations charter strengthening the United Nations into a limited world federal government capable of enacting, interpreting and enforcing laws to prevent war? | ” |
Path to the ballot
Sen. Alice Rowland introduced legislation for the ballot measure, which the state legislature approved in 1947.[1]
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