New Hampshire Constitutional Convention, Question 2 (1948)
The New Hampshire Constitutional Convention Amendment, also known as Question 2, was on the ballot in New Hampshire on November 2, 1948, as a constitutional convention referral. It was defeated. It proposed to ask the voters every eighth year, beginning in 1954, if they thought a constitutional convention was necessary.[1]
Election results
New Hampshire Question 2 (1948) | ||||
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
![]() | 39,440 | 33.86% | ||
Yes | 77,027 | 66.14% |
Election results via: Manual for the General Court 1949
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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