New Hampshire Question 2, Equal Rights Regardless of Race, Sex, or Creed Amendment (1974)
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Race and ethnicity issues |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
New Hampshire Question 2 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in New Hampshire on November 5, 1974. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported adding language to the state constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. |
A "no" vote opposed adding language to the state constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. |
Election results
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New Hampshire Question 2 |
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135,989 | 67.52% | ||
| No | 65,421 | 32.48% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | Are you in favor of amending the Constitution to prohibit denial or abridgement of equal rights by the state on account of race, creed, color, sex or national origin? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New Hampshire Constitution
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the New Hampshire State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 240 votes in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and 15 votes in the New Hampshire State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
In New Hampshire, an amendment needs to receive support from two-thirds (66.67%) of the votes cast on the measure.
See also
Footnotes
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