Ballot Questions
1826
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change IV.7 - to elect justices of the peace to staggered terms in office
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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98.66% |
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122,098 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
1.34% |
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1,663 New Yorkers voted No |
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123,761 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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IV.7 proposed for 1826
• Section 7: Governor to appoint judicial officers, except justices of the peace.
1826 Constitutional Amendment: That the people of this state, in their several towns, shall, at their annual election, and in such manner as the legislature shall direct, elect by ballot their justices of the peace; and the justices so elected in any town shall immediately thereafter meet together, and in presence of the supervisor and town clerk of the said…
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