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Kansas Swearing of Oaths, Amendment 5 (1974)
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The Kansas Swearing of Oaths, Amendment 5, also known as Amendment 5, was on the ballot in Kansas on November 5, 1974, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 15, Section 26. The amendment proposed that elected officials, before entering their elected office, swear an oath to affirm their support of the U.S. Constitution and the state constitution.[1]
Election results
| Kansas Amendment 5 (1974) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 490,029 | 86.01% | ||
| No | 79,697 | 13.99% | ||
Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Kansas, 1968-1990
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