Ballot Questions
1911
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change III.6 - to increase legislators' salaries
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: No!
How We Voted
YES |
38.78% |
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262,490 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
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61.22% |
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414,404 New Yorkers voted No |
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676,894 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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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
III.6 proposed for 1912
Article III: The Legislature • Section 6: Party representation in election boards, etc.
Each member of the legislature shall receive for his services an annual salary as follows: Each member of the senate the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars and each member of the assembly the sum of three thousand dollars. The members of either house shall also receive the sum of three cents for each mile they shall travel in…
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