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New Hampshire Prohibit Slavery and Involuntary Servitude Amendment (2024)
| New Hampshire Prohibit Slavery and Involuntary Servitude Amendment | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Constitutional rights | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The New Hampshire Prohibit Slavery and Involuntary Servitude Amendment was not on the ballot in New Hampshire as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.
The amendment would have prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude in the state.[1]
Text of measure
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Amending the New Hampshire Constitution
- See also: Amending the New Hampshire Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the Virginia General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Virginia House of Delegates and 21 votes in the Virginia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Stages of this ballot measure
The ballot measure was introduced as Constitutional Amendment 13 to the New Hampshire House of Representatives on December 1, 2023. It was approved by the House on February 1, 2024, by a 366-5 vote.[2]
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