New Jersey Public Question No. 6 (1983)

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The New Jersey Public Question No. 6 was on the ballot in New Jersey on November 8, 1983, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment to Article VIII, Section 2, paragraph 3 of the New Jersey Constitution allowed the state legislature to authorize refinancing of state debts without a public vote on the condition that it would result in a debt service savings.^[1]

Election results

New Jersey Public Question No. 6 (1983)
Result	Votes	Percentage
a Yes	674,290	54.16%
No	570,658	45.84%

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