Key Votes
CACR 19 - Constitutional Amendment Regarding Education - Key Vote
New Hampshire Key Votes
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Legislation-Resolution - Resolution Failed (Senate) (14-10) - June 14, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Constitutional Amendment Regarding Education
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a resolution that proposes a constitutional amendment that addresses adequate standards of funding for public education.
Highlights:
- Provides that, upon passage, the constitutional amendment will be posed to the citizens of New Hampshire in the form of a ballot referendum in November 2008, to be passed upon the approval of 2/3 of citizens voting [Sec. II-VI].
Note:
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES 3/5 MAJORITY APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY 2/3 OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BE ENACTED.
Legislation-Resolution - Introduced (Senate) - June 7, 2007
Title: Constitutional Amendment Regarding Education
Sponsors
- Joseph A. 'Joe' Foster (NH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sylvia B. Larsen (NH - D)
