2020 Iowa Question 1
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![]() Against 80%–90% 70%–80% 60%–70% | |||||||||||||||||||
Source: Iowa Secretary of State[1] |
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2020 Iowa Question 1, the Iowa Constitutional Convention Question, was a ballot measure in Iowa held on November 3, 2020, to hold a constitutional convention to revise the Constitution of Iowa. It was defeated with 70% of the vote against.[1]
Background
[edit]The Iowa Constitution specifies that every ten years there should be a ballot measure asking if there should be a constitutional convention.[2]
Contents
[edit]The measure appeared on ballots as follows, as the Iowa Constitution requires:
Shall there be a convention to revise the Constitution, and propose amendment or amendments to same?
Results
[edit]Choice | Votes | % |
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![]() | 972,930 | 70.42 |
Yes | 408,746 | 29.58 |
Valid votes | 1,381,676 | 81.27 |
Invalid or blank votes | 318,454 | 18.73 |
Total votes | 1,700,130 | 100.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "General Election - 2020 CANVASS SUMMARY" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 30, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "The 1857 Constitution of the State of Iowa — Codified" (PDF). Iowa Legislature. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.