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Connecticut Question 1, New Towns Districting Policy Amendment (1876)

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Connecticut Question 1

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Election date

October 2, 1876

Topic
Redistricting policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment		Origin

State legislature


Connecticut Question 1 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inConnecticut onOctober 2, 1876. It wasapproved.

A"yes" votesupported amending the Connecticut Constitution to:

  •  place newly-formed towns under the same election district as a larger town in the state's House of Representatives if it does not have a population of at least 2,500 residents;
  • and allow the new town to have its own election district once it reaches at least 2,500 residents.

A"no" voteopposed amending the Connecticut Constitution to:

  •  place newly-formed towns under the same election district as a larger town in the state's House of Representatives if it does not have a population of at least 2,500 residents;
  • and allow the new town to have its own election district once it reaches at least 2,500 residents.


Election results

Connecticut Question 1

ResultVotesPercentage

ApprovedYes

26,66482.65%
No5,59917.35%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:

“New towns of less than twenty-five hundred inhabitants to be attached to parent town for representation in house of representatives.”


Path to the ballot

See also:Amending the Connecticut Constitution

In Connecticut, a constitutional amendment can be referred to the ballot after one legislative session or two legislative sessions depending on the vote count.

When an amendment receives a 75% vote in both legislative chambers, the amendment goes on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 114 votes in theConnecticut House of Representatives and 27 votes in theConnecticut State Senate, assuming no vacancies.

When an amendment receives a simple majority vote in both legislative chambers, the amendment must pass during two successive legislative sessions to go on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 76 votes in theConnecticut House of Representatives and 19 votes in theConnecticut State Senate, assuming no vacancies.

Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

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