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1865 Oct 2 :: State of Connecticut :: Question 1 :: Constitutional AmendmentEvery male citizen of the United States who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, who shall have resided in this State for a term of one year next preceding, and in the town in which he may offer himself to be admitted to the privileges of an elector, at least six months next preceding the time at which he may so offer himself, and shall be able to read any article of the Constitution, or any section of the Statutes of this State, and shall sustain a good moral character, shall, on taking such oath as may be prescribed by law, become an elector.

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1865 Oct 2 :: State of Connecticut :: Question 1 :: Constitutional AmendmentEvery male citizen of the United States who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, who shall have resided in this State for a term of one year next preceding, and in the town in which he may offer himself to be admitted to the privileges of an elector, at least six months next preceding the time at which he may so offer himself, and shall be able to read any article of the Constitution, or any section of the Statutes of this State, and shall sustain a good moral character, shall, on taking such oath as may be prescribed by law, become an elector.

Ballot Question Results

View results as: # | %  
City/Town
Yes
No
Total Votes Cast
Totals
 
27,217
33,489
60,706
Andover
 
44
71
115
Ashford
 
100
127
227
Avon
 
79
77
156
Barkhamsted
 
113
122
235
Berlin
 
197
162
359
Bethany
 
42
97
139
Bethel
 
116
130
246
Bethlehem
 
56
89
145
Bloomfield
 
73
177
250
Bolton
 
33
86
119
Bozrah
 
79
75
154
Branford
 
90
218
308
Bridgeport
 
817
1,093
1,910
Bridgewater
 
35
151
186
Bristol
 
264
347
611
Brookfield
 
55
134
189
Brooklyn
 
120
56
176
Burlington
 
29
136
165
Canaan
 
49
135
184
Canterbury
 
101
150
251
Canton
 
168
163
331
Chaplin
 
72
60
132
Chatham
 
130
162
292
Cheshire
 
127
221
348
Chester
 
89
40
129
Clinton
 
114
91
205
Colchester
 
136
79
215
Colebrook
 
84
107
191
Columbia
 
53
110
163
Cornwall
 
101
150
251
Coventry
 
168
116
284
Cromwell
 
86
140
226
Danbury
 
469
516
985
Darien
 
93
96
189
Derby
 
372
332
704
Durham
 
96
95
191
E. Granby
 
40
110
150
E. Haddam
 
199
181
380
E. Hartford
 
168
186
354
E. Haven
 
155
178
333
E. Lyme
 
70
136
206
E. Windsor
 
117
163
280
Eastford
 
73
72
145
Easton
 
42
146
188
Ellington
 
103
133
236
Enfield
 
265
149
414
Essex
 
119
138
257
Fairfield
 
225
247
472
Farmington
 
261
189
450
Franklin
 
64
74
138
Glastonbury
 
221
299
520
Goshen
 
69
91
160
Granby
 
152
142
294
Greenwich
 
172
591
763
Griswold
 
117
92
209
Groton
 
240
163
403
Guilford
 
255
196
451
Haddam
 
61
228
289
Hamden
 
133
183
316
Hampton
 
89
47
136
Hartford
 
1,597
2,251
3,848
Hartland
 
39
101
140
Harwinton
 
72
72
144
Hebron
 
81
133
214
Huntington
 
83
161
244
Kent
 
29
178
207
Killingly
 
290
186
476
Killingworth
 
49
130
179
Lebanon
 
187
123
310
Ledyard
 
55
137
192
Lisbon
 
38
67
105
Litchfield
 
205
388
593
Lyme
 
92
97
189
Madison
 
164
131
295
Manchester
 
181
128
309
Mansfield
 
157
155
312
Marlborough
 
24
58
82
Meriden
 
559
415
974
Middlebury
 
59
34
93
Middletown
 
623
777
1,400
Milford
 
215
299
514
Monroe
 
54
171
225
Montville
 
100
105
205
Morris
 
53
108
161
Naugatuck
 
121
212
333
New Britain
 
408
386
794
New Canaan
 
143
177
320
New Fairfield
 
32
95
127
New Hartford
 
141
140
281
New Haven
 
2,198
3,039
5,237
New London
 
532
568
1,100
New Milford
 
249
329
578
Newtown
 
164
326
490
Norfolk
 
120
79
199
N. Branford
 
76
74
150
N. Canaan
 
64
141
205
N. Haven
 
128
117
245
N. Stonington
 
135
219
354
Norwalk
 
384
509
893
Norwich
 
898
617
1,515
Old Lyme
 
46
113
159
Old Saybrook
 
82
71
153
Orange
 
149
112
261
Oxford
 
51
161
212
Plainfield
 
169
156
325
Plymouth
 
295
187
482
Pomfret
 
125
66
191
Portland
 
100
307
407
Preston
 
66
208
274
Prospect
 
46
34
80
Putnam
 
200
38
238
Redding
 
69
112
181
Ridgefield
 
121
162
283
Rocky Hill
 
38
115
153
Roxbury
 
54
116
170
Salem
 
49
78
127
Salisbury
 
123
278
401
Saybrook
 
105
47
152
Scotland
 
60
51
111
Seymour
 
79
175
254
Sharon
 
99
230
329
Sherman
 
36
111
147
Simsbury
 
140
155
295
Somers
 
111
121
232
S. Windsor
 
124
151
275
Southbury
 
65
155
220
Southington
 
190
345
535
Sprague
 
38
95
133
Stafford
 
274
303
577
Stamford
 
408
481
889
Sterling
 
25
84
109
Stonington
 
267
254
521
Stratford
 
165
175
340
Suffield
 
277
278
555
Thompson
 
203
78
281
Tolland
 
98
134
232
Torrington
 
154
166
320
Trumbull
 
51
144
195
Union
 
58
86
144
Vernon
 
279
170
449
Voluntown
 
66
78
144
Wallingford
 
171
279
450
Warren
 
49
82
131
Washington
 
118
176
294
Waterbury
 
622
716
1,338
Waterford
 
124
217
341
Watertown
 
130
86
216
W. Hartford
 
122
101
223
Westbrook
 
75
62
137
Weston
 
8
126
134
Westport
 
75
239
314
Wethersfield
 
161
164
325
Willington
 
109
65
174
Wilton
 
75
104
179
Winchester
 
212
191
403
Windham
 
254
145
399
Windsor
 
128
205
333
Windsor Locks
 
74
118
192
Wolcott
 
26
53
79
Woodbridge
 
57
42
99
Woodbury
 
141
175
316
Woodstock
 
272
84
356
Totals
 
27,217
33,489
60,706