New Jersey Public Question 2, Equal Rights Regardless of Sex Amendment (1975)
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Sex and gender issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New Jersey Public Question 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New Jersey on November 4, 1975. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to prohibit the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to prohibit the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex. |
Election results
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New Jersey Public Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 828,290 | 48.83% | ||
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868,061 | 51.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Public Question 2 was as follows:
| “ | PUBLIC QUESTION No. 2 EQUALITY OF RIGHTS OF WOMEN Shall Article 1 of the Constitution be amended, as agreed to by the Legislature, by the addition of the following paragraph? "20A. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex. The Legislature shall by law provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this paragraph." | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New Jersey Constitution
The New Jersey Constitution provides two legislative methods for referring a constitutional amendment to the ballot. First, the legislature can refer an amendment to the ballot through a 60% vote of both chambers during one legislative session. That amounts to a minimum of 48 votes in the New Jersey General Assembly and 24 votes in the New Jersey State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Second, the legislature can refer an amendment through a simple majority vote (50%+1) in each legislative chamber during two successive legislative sessions. That amounts to a minimum of 41 votes in the New Jersey General Assembly and 21 votes in the New Jersey State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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