Ballot Questions
1929
Question #5
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.17 - to allow the transfer of criminal cases from justices of the peace to inferior criminal courts
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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74.00% |
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889,689 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
26.00% |
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312,622 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,202,311 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VI.17 proposed for 1930
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 17: Justices of the peace.
The electors of the several towns shall, at their annual town meetings, or at such other time and in such manner as the legislature may direct, elect justices of the peace, whose term of office shall be four years. In case of an election to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of a full term, they shall hold for…
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