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Year Q # Question Type Locality/District Results
1970 1 Shall the Constitution be generally amended and revised, as agreed to by the General Assembly at its 1969 and 1970 sessions (except for the three proposals separately stated below)?See Details » Constitutional Amendment Statewide
Response Vote Count %
Yes
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576,776 71.8%
No
226,219 28.2%
Total Votes Cast 802,995 See Details »
1970 2 Shall the Constitution be amended by repealing Section 60 (which prohibits lotteries), leaving it to the General Assembly to decide whether to authorize or prohibit lotteries?See Details » Constitutional Amendment Statewide
Response Vote Count %
Yes
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491,124 62.9%
No
290,168 37.1%
Total Votes Cast 781,292 See Details »
1970 3 Shall the Constitution be amended to permit the General Assembly, subject to approval by the people in a referendum, to authorize general obligation bonds for specific capital projects, the total not to exceed 1.15 times the annual income and sales tax revenues of the Commonwealth?See Details » Constitutional Amendment Statewide
Response Vote Count %
Yes
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504,315 65.9%
No
261,220 34.1%
Total Votes Cast 765,535 See Details »
1970 4 Shall the Constitution be amended to permit the General Assembly, by a 2/3 vote, to pledge the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth to revenue bonds issued for revenue-producing capital projects if the Governor certifies that the anticipated revenues from such projects will be sufficient to pay...See Details » Constitutional Amendment Statewide
Response Vote Count %
Yes
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484,274 64.6%
No
265,784 35.4%
Total Votes Cast 750,058 See Details »