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New Hampshire Legislators' Oath of Office Amendment (1974)
The New Hampshire Legislators' Oath of Office Amendment was on the ballot in New Hampshire on November 5, 1974, as a constitutional convention referral. It was defeated. This amendment proposed to provide an alternative process for legislators to take the oath of office if they could not easily take it before the governor and council.[1]
Election results
| New Hampshire Legislators' Oath of Office (1974) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 65,930 | 33.93% | ||
| Yes | 128,377 | 66.07% | ||
Election results via: Manual For the General Court 1975
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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