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New Hampshire Governor's Power on Appropriations, Question 3 (1920)

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The New Hampshire Governor's Power on Appropriations Amendment, also known as Question 3, was on the ballot in New Hampshire on November 2, 1920, as a constitutional convention referral. It was defeated. It proposed that the governor be able to approve or disapprove single items in a legislative appropriations bill.[1]

Election results

New Hampshire Question 3 (1920)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No27,83336.67%
Yes48,06363.33%

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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