1946 Liberian constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Liberia on 7 May 1946.[1] The change to the constitution was approved in the Legislature in December 1945, and would grant women the right to vote.[1] It was approved by voters and came into force on 10 December 1946.[1]

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Constitutional change

The proposed change would be to Chapter I, article 11, section one.[1]

Original text	New text
All elections shall be by ballot and every male citizen, of twenty-one years of age, possessing real estate, shall have the right of suffrage	All elections shall be by ballot and every citizen (male and female), of twenty-one years of age, possessing real estate, shall have the right of suffrage

A two-thirds majority in the vote was necessary for the changes to be approved.[1]

References

Liberia, 7 May 1946: Women's suffrage Direct Democracy (in German)

Elections and referendums in Liberia
Presidential elections	1847 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1859 1861 1863 1865 1867 1869 1871 1873 1875 1877 1879 1881 1883 1885 1887 1889 1891 1893 1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1911 1915 1919 1923 1927 1931 1939 1943 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1985 1997 2005 2011 2017 2023
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Local elections	... 1986
Referendums	1846 1847 1849 1861 1869 1870 1907 1927 1935 1943 1945 1946 1949 1955 1972 1975 1984 2011 2020
See also: Elections and referendums in the Republic of Maryland

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