New Hampshire Senate Size Amendment (1964)
The New Hampshire Senate Size Amendment, also known as Question 5, was on the ballot in New Hampshire on November 3, 1964, as a constitutional convention referral. It was defeated. It proposed to increase the size of the Senate to 30 members.[1]
Election results
| New Hampshire Question 5 (1964) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 75,775 | 38.57% | ||
| Yes | 120,675 | 61.43% | ||
Election results via: Manual for the General Court 1965
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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