2007 Referendum General Election Results

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* Unofficial Results *

Referendum: Public Question 4 (Constitutional Amendment Concerning the Right to Vote for Certain Persons)

Popular Vote

Yes

765,923

59.94%

511,929

40.06%

Turnout

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Election Notes:

Approval of this amendment concerning the denial of the right to vote would delete the phrase "idiot or insane person" and replace that phrase with "person who has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting" in describing those persons who shall be denied the right to vote. The phrase "idiot or insane person" is outdated, vague, offensive to many, and may be subject to misinterpretation. This constitutional amendment acknowledges that individuals with cognitive or emotional disabilities may otherwise be capable of making decisions in the voting booth and that their right of self-determination should be respected and protected in this regard. The amendment only denies the right of suffrage to those individuals determined by a court, on a case-by-case basis, to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting.

Demographic Data

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Source for Popular Vote data: New Jersey Division of Elections. Ballot Questions Tally For November 2007 General Election, New Jersey Division of Elections (http://www.nj.gov/oag/elections/2007results/07general-election/07-official-general-election-tallies(pub-ques)-12.3.07.pd) (accessed 21 Dec 2007)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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