Ballot Questions
1894
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change III.2, III.3, III.4, III.5 - to change how legislative districts are drawn
as proposed by the most recent NYS Constitutional Convention
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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53.56% |
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404,335 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
46.44% |
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350,625 New Yorkers voted No |
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754,960 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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III.2 proposed for 1895
Article III: The Legislature • Section 2: Senate, number of — Assembly, number of.
The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as hereinafter provided. The senators elected in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five shall hold their offices for three years, and their successors shall be chosen for two years. The assembly shall consist of one hundred and fifty members, who shall be chosen for one year.
Read moreIII.3 proposed for 1895
Article III: The Legislature • Section 3: State divided into thirty-two senatorial districts — Boundaries thereof — Board of supervisors of the city of New York to divide the county into four Senate districts — Certificate, etc., to be filed.
The State shall be divided into fifty districts, to be called senate districts, each of which shall choose one senator. The districts shall be numbered from one to fifty, inclusive. District number one ( 1 ) shall consist of the counties of Suffolk and Richmond. District number two (2) shall consist of the county of Queens. District number three (3)…
Read moreIII.4 proposed for 1895
Article III: The Legislature • Section 4: Census to be taken in 1905, and every ten years — Senate districts, how altered.
An enumeration of the inhabitants of the State shall be taken under the direction of the secretary of State, during the months of May and June, in the year one thousand nine hundred and five, and in the same months every tenth year thereafter; and the said districts shall be so altered by the Legislature at the first regular session…
Read moreIII.5 proposed for 1895
Article III: The Legislature • Section 5: Members of Assembly, number of, and how apportioned and chosen — Boards of supervisors in certain counties and board of aldermen in New York city to divide the same into Assembly districts — Description of Assembly districts to be filed — Contents of Assembly districts — Legislature to reapportion members of Assembly — Each county entitled to one member — Hamilton county — Counties and towns may be divided and new ones erected.
The members of the assembly shall be chosen by single districts, and shall be apportioned by the Legislature at the first regular session after the return of every enumeration among the several counties of the State, as nearly as may be according to the number of their respective inhabitants, excluding aliens. Every county heretofore established and separately organized, except the…
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