Ballot Questions
1935
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change III.26, X.1, X.2 - to address the organization and officials of counties, cities, towns, and villages
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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72.07% |
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1,288,297 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
27.93% |
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499,332 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,787,629 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 1936
Article III: Legislature • Section 26: Boards of supervisors.
1. There shall be in each county, except in a county wholly included in a city, a board of supervisors, or other elective body, to be composed of such members and elected in such manner and for such period as is or may be provided by law. 2. The legislature shall provide by law for the organization and government of…
Read moreX.1 proposed for 1936
Article X: Local Officers; General Provisions • Section 1: Sheriffs, clerks of counties, register and clerk of New York, coroners and district attorneys — Governor may remove.
Except in counties in the city of New York, sheriffs, clerks of counties, district attorneys, and registers in counties having registers, shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties, once in every three years, and as often as vacancies shall happen. Sheriffs shall hold no other office and be ineligible for the next term after the termination of…
Read moreX.2 proposed for 1936
Article X: Local Officers; General Provisions • Section 2: Officers, how chosen or appointed.
Except as herein otherwise provided for counties in the city of New York, county officers whose election or appointment is not provided for by this constitution shall be elected by the electors of the respective counties or appointed by the boards of supervisors, or other county authorities, as the legislature shall direct. In counties in the city of New York…
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