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New Hampshire Legislative Apportionment, Question 9 (1903)

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The New Hampshire Legislative Apportionment Amendment, also known as Question 9, was on the ballot in New Hampshire on March 10, 1903, as a constitutional convention referral. It was defeated. It proposed a method to provide proportional representation in the legislature based upon population.[1]

Election results

New Hampshire Question 9 (March 1903)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No13,06939.17%
Yes20,29560.83%

Election results via: Manual for the General Court 1905

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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