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1972 United States Virgin Islands constitutional referendum

Ballot measure in the US Virgin Islands

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 8, 2025
Entity authorityQ7892273 ↗
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A constitutional referendum was held in the United States Virgin Islands on 7 November 1972. Federal law passed by the United States Congress suggested that a second Constitutional Convention be called after the failure of the previous proposed constitution.

Whilst the new constitution received a majority of votes in favor, turnout was too low and it did not enter into force.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1972—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where United, States and Virgin can be independently traced.
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This entry incorporates text from “1972 United States Virgin Islands constitutional referendum” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.