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New Hampshire Legislative Mileage Payments Amendment (1976)
The New Hampshire Legislative Mileage Payments Amendment was on the ballot in New Hampshire on November 2, 1976, as a constitutional convention referral. It was defeated. This amendment proposed to restrict mileage payments to legislators to 90 days every two years. It also proposed annual legislative sessions.[1]
Election results
| New Hampshire Legislative Mileage Payment (1976) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 95,632 | 33.65% | ||
| Yes | 188,567 | 66.35% | ||
Election results via: Manual For the General Court 1977
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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