Ballot Questions
1835
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VII.10 - to direct money from duties on salt and goods sold at auction to the state's general fund, after enough money has been collected to pay debts borrowed to construct the Erie and Champlaign canals and other previously earmarked funds
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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88.70% |
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68,126 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
11.30% |
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8,675 New Yorkers voted No |
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76,801 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VII.10 proposed for 1835
• Section 10: Common school funds; canals; salt springs; Duties on salt; auction sales.
1835 Constitutional Amendment: Whenever a sufficient amount of money shall be collected and safely invested for the reimbursement of such part as may then be unpaid of the money borrowed for the construction of the Erie and Champlain canals, the tenth section of the seventh article of the Constitution of this state, so far as it relates to the amount…
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