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New Hampshire Representation in the House of Representatives, Question 6 (1948)
The New Hampshire Representation in the House of Representatives Amendment, also known as Question 6, was on the ballot in New Hampshire on November 2, 1948, as a constitutional convention referral. It was defeated. It proposed that the residents of each town and ward be proportionally represented in the House of Representatives and that the number of representatives should be between 375 and 400.[1]
Election results
| New Hampshire Question 6 (1948) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 58,404 | 44.83% | ||
| Yes | 71,882 | 55.17% | ||
Election results via: Manual for the General Court 1949
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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