New Hampshire Right to Bear Arms Amendment (1978)
The New Hampshire Right to Bear Arms Amendment was on the ballot in New Hampshire on November 7, 1978, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. This amendment proposed modifying the constitution to provide the right to bear arms for personal and property protection.[1]
Election results
| New Hampshire Right to Bear Amrs (1978) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 87,807 | 35.34% | ||
| Yes | 160,628 | 64.66% | ||
Election results via: Manual for the General Court 1979
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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