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New Hampshire Conscientious Objector, Question 5 (1920)
The New Hampshire Conscientious Objector Amendment, also known as Question 5, was on the ballot in New Hampshire on November 2, 1920, as a constitutional convention referral. It was defeated. It proposed to remove the provision stating that conscientious objectors not be required to bear arms as long as they paid an equivalent.[1]
Election results
| New Hampshire Question 5 (1920) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 33,567 | 47.01% | ||
| Yes | 37,838 | 52.99% | ||
Election results via: Manual for the General Court 1921
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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