Idaho Indian Right to Vote, HJR 2 (1950)

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The Idaho Indian Right to Vote Amendment, also known as House Joint Resolution 2, was on the November 7, 1950 ballot in Idaho as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure gave Indians the right to vote, serve as jurors and hold civil office. The measure also removed Indians from a list of voting disqualifications.

Election results

Idaho HJR 2 (1950)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		127,504	73.24%
No		46,580	26.76%

Election results via: Idaho Secretary of State

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be found here.

See also

Suggest a link

• Idaho 1950 ballot measures
• 1950 ballot measures
• List of Idaho ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Idaho

External links

• Idaho Constitutional Amendment History: 1940 - 1958
• Rigby Star Newspaper Archive: October 19, 1950

Footnotes

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