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Vermont Proposal 1, Equal Rights Regardless of Sex Amendment (1986)
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Sex and gender issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Vermont Proposal 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Vermont on November 4, 1986. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported adding language to the state constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgment of rights on account of an individual's sex. |
A "no" vote opposed adding language to the state constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgment of rights on account of an individual's sex. |
Election results
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Vermont Proposal 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 89,426 | 48.35% | ||
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95,547 | 51.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal 1 was as follows:
| “ | Proposal 1 That Article 22nd of Chapter I of the Vermont Constitution be added to read: [Article 22nd. Equality of rights] Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the State of Vermont or any of its political subdivisions on account of the sex of the individual. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Vermont Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in the Vermont State Senate and a simple majority vote is required in the Vermont House of Representatives in the first legislative session. A simple majority vote is required in both chambers in the second legislative session to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 20 votes in the Vermont State Senate and 76 votes in the Vermont House of Representatives in the first session and 16 votes in the state senate and 76 votes in the state house in the second session, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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State of Vermont Montpelier (capital) |
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