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Ballot Questions

1921

Question #5

State Constitutional Amendment

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

to change VI.18 - to provide for children's courts and domestic courts


as proposed by the NYS Legislature

And the voters said: Yes!

How We Voted

YES

63.39%

930,929 New Yorkers voted Yes

NO

36.61%

537,610 New Yorkers voted No

1,468,539 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.18 proposed for 1922

    Article VI: Judiciary • Section 18: Inferior local courts.

    Inferior local courts of civil and criminal jurisdiction may be established by the Legislature, but no inferior local court hereafter created shall be a court of record. Except as herein provided the Legislature shall not hereafter confer upon any inferior or local court of its creation, any equity jurisdiction or any greater jurisdiction in other respects than is conferred upon…

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