Ballot Questions
1941
Question #3
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change XIX.1 - to make valid constitutional amendments proposed by the legislature and passed by voters, even if the attorney general doesn't render an opinion in time
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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58.16% |
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776,385 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
41.84% |
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558,638 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,335,023 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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XIX.1 proposed for 1942
Article XIX: Amendments to Constitution • Section 1: Amendments to constitution; how proposed, voted upon and ratified.
Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in the senate and assembly whereupon such amendment or amendments shall be referred to the attorney-general whose duty it shall be within twenty days thereafter to render an opinion in writing to the senate and assembly as to the effect of such amendment or amendments upon other provisions of the…
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