Ballot Questions
1943
Question #5
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change III.7
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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72.73% |
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566,149 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
27.27% |
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212,320 New Yorkers voted No |
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778,469 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.7 proposed for 1944
Article III: Legislature • Section 7: Qualifications of members; prohibitions on certain civil appointments; acceptance to vacate seat
No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a…
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