Ballot Questions
1931
Question #4
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.1 - to allow the legislature to divide/add another judicial district
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: No!
How We Voted
YES |
46.60% |
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504,737 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
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53.40% |
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578,445 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,083,182 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VI.1 proposed for 1932
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 1: Supreme court; how constituted; judicial districts.
The supreme court is continued with general jurisdiction in law and equity, subject to such appellate jurisdiction of the court of appeals as now is or hereafter may be prescribed by law not inconsistent with this article. The existing judicial districts of the state are continued until changed as hereinafter provided. The supreme court shall consist of the justices now…
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