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New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1, Equal Rights Regardless of Sex Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Sex and gender issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New Mexico on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported adding language to the state constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex. |
A "no" vote opposed adding language to the state constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex. |
Election results
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New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1 |
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155,633 | 70.60% | ||
| No | 64,823 | 29.40% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Constitutional Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 2, SECTION 18 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO INSURE EQUALITY OF RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW WITHOUT REGARD TO A PERSON' SEX. BE IT RESOLVED LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article 2. Section 18 of the Constitution of New Mexico to read: "No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law; nor shall any person be denied equal protection of the laws. Equality of rights under law shall not be denied on account of the sex of any person. The effective date of this amendment shall be July 1, 1973." Section 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election or at any special election prior to that date which may be I called for that purpose. | ” |
Path to the ballot
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a simple majority vote is required in both the New Mexico State Senate and the New Mexico House of Representatives.
See also
Footnotes
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State of New Mexico Santa Fe (capital) |
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