Connecticut Judicial Removal, Question 3 (1976)
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Connecticut Question 3 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Connecticut which was approved on the ballot on November 1976.
- The amendment was meant to amend the fifth article of the constitution concerning judicial removal.
Election results
| Connecticut Question 3 (1976) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 527,198 | 79.75% | ||
| No | 133,860 | 20.25% | ||
Official results via: Connecticut Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 3, 2013
Text of measure
| “ | Article fifth of the constitution is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
SEC. 7. In addition to removal by impeachment and removal by the governor on the address of two-thirds of each house of the general assembly, judges of all courts, except those courts to which judges are elected, may, in such manner as shall by law be prescribed, be removed or suspended by the supreme court. The general assembly may establish a judicial review council which may also, in such manner as shall by law be prescribed, censure any such judge or suspend any such judge for a definite period not longer than one year.[1][2] |
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See also
- List of Connecticut ballot measures
- Connecticut 1976 ballot measures
- 1976 ballot measures
- List of ballot measures by year
- List of ballot measures by state
External links
- Connecticut Secretary of State, "1965 Connecticut State Constitution," accessed June 21, 2013
- Connecticut Secretary of State, "Connecticut 1976 Election Results," accessed August 3, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "1965 Connecticut State Constitution," accessed June 21, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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