Ballot Questions
1899
Question #3
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.7 - to allow the governor to appoint supreme court justices to the appellate division, to speed up case backlog
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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60.17% |
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199,469 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
39.83% |
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132,064 New Yorkers voted No |
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331,533 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VI.7 proposed for 1900
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 7: Court of Appeals.
The Court of Appeals is continued. It shall consist of the chief judge and associate judges now in office, who shall hold their offices until the expiration of their respective terms, and their successors, who shall be chosen by the electors of the State. The official terms of the chief judge and associate judges shall be fourteen years from and…
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