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New Hampshire Criminal Insanity Standards Amendment (1984)
The New Hampshire Criminal Insanity Standards Amendment, also known as Question 7, was on the ballot in New Hampshire on November 6, 1984, as a constitutional convention referral. It was approved. This amendment proposed to change the standard for committing an individual in a criminal insantiy proceeding. It proposed that the state must establish mental illness by "clear and convincing evidence" rather than "proof beyond reasonable doubt".[1]
Election results
| New Hampshire Criminal Insanity Standards (1984) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 258,452 | 75.75% | ||
| No | 82,736 | 24.25% | ||
Election results via: Manual for the General Court 1985
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