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Ballot Questions

1879

Question #1

State Constitutional Amendment

NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,

to change VI.6 - to add 1 justice to the supreme court's second judicial district


as proposed by the NYS Legislature

And the voters said: Yes!

How We Voted

YES

78.85%

95,331 New Yorkers voted Yes

NO

21.15%

25,578 New Yorkers voted No

120,909 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.

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This BQ Amended

Note: When voters approved of provisions, the new changes take effect on January 1st of the year after the question's appearance on the ballot

  • VI.6 proposed for 1880

    • Section 6: Supreme court.

    There shall be the existing Supreme Court, with general jurisdiction in law and equity, subject to such appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals as now is or may be prescribed by law ; and it shall be composed of the justices now in office, with one additional justice, to be elected as hereinafter provided, who shall be continued during…

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