New Hampshire Amend Language in Bill of Rights, Question 6 (1903)
The New Hampshire Amend Language in Bill of Rights Amendment, also known as Question 6, was on the ballot in New Hampshire on March 10, 1903, as a constitutional convention referral. It was defeated. It proposed to amend the Bill of Rights by changing the word "evangelical" to "Christian," removing the word "Protestant" and amending the phrase "and every denomination of Christian" to "all religious sects and denominations".[1]
Election results
| New Hampshire Question 6 (March 1903) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 15,727 | 48.63% | ||
| Yes | 16,611 | 51.37% | ||
Election results via: Manual for the General Court 1905
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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