Ballot Questions
1938
Question #7
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add II.9
as proposed by the most recent NYS Constitutional Convention
And the voters said: No!
How We Voted
YES |
28.75% |
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627,123 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
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71.25% |
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1,554,404 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,181,527 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
II.9 proposed for 1939
Article II: Suffrage • Section 9: Ban on proportional representation.
Every voter shall be entitled to vote at each and every election in the state or any of its subdivisions for as many persons as there may be offices to be filled thereat. No election for any office to be filled by the people of the state or any of its subdivisions shall be conducted by any system of proportional…
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