New Mexico Referendum: Removing Sex as a Qualification for Holding Office (1973)
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The New Mexico Referendum: Removing Sex as a Qualification for Holding Office, also known as Constitutional Amendment No. 1, was on the ballot in New Mexico on November 6, 1973, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The referendum removed discrimination based on sex in qualifying to hold public office.[1]
Election results
| New Mexico Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1973) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 33,215 | 77.25% | ||
| No | 9,783 | 22.75% | ||
Election results via: New Mexico Secretary of State
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Proposing an amendment to Article 7, Section 2 of the Constitution of New Mexico to remove discrimination based on sex in qualifications for holding public office.[2] |
See also
- New Mexico 1973 ballot measures
- 1973 ballot measures
- List of New Mexico ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in New Mexico
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Part 43: Referenda Elections for New Mexico," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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