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New Hampshire Amend Language in Bill of Rights, Question 6 (1889)
The New Hampshire Amend Language in Bill of Rights, Question 6 was on the ballot in New Hampshire on March 12, 1889, as a constitutional convention referral. It was defeated. It proposed making article six of the Bill of Rights non-sectarian in language.[1]
Election results
| New Hampshire Question 6 (March 1889) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 20,048 | 41.95% | ||
| Yes | 27,737 | 58.05% | ||
Election results via: Manual of Useful Information 1889
Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved.
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