New Hampshire term limits for Governor Amendment (1982)

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The New Hampshire term limits for Governor Amendment was on the ballot in New Hampshire on November 2, 1982, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. This measure proposed the amendment of the New Hampshire constitution to limit the governor to two consecutive terms.[1]

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New Hampshire Term limits for Governor (1982)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No93,08138.08%
Yes151,37961.92%

Election results via: Manual for the General Court 1983

Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved.

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