Ballot Questions
1921
Question #4
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change III.26, III.27 - to allow the legislature to provide for local county government in Nassau and Westchester counties
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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50.57% |
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655,506 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
49.43% |
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640,701 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,296,207 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.26 proposed for 1922
Article III: Legislature • Section 26: Boards of supervisors.
There shall be in each county, except in a county wholly included in a city, a board of supervisors, to be composed of such members and elected in such manner and for such period as is or may be provided by law. The legislature may provide by law for forms of government for the counties of Westchester and Nassau, or…
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Article III: Legislature • Section 27: Local legislative powers.
The Legislature shall, by general laws, confer upon the boards of supervisors, or other governing elective bodies, of the several counties of the State such further powers of local legislation and administration as the Legislature may, from time to time, deem expedient. In counties which now have, or may hereafter have, county auditors or other fiscal officers, authorized to audit…
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