Ballot Questions
1945
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change IV.1
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: No!
How We Voted
YES |
49.50% |
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475,912 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
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50.50% |
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485,534 New Yorkers voted No |
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961,446 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
IV.1 proposed for 1946
Article IV: Executive • Section 1: Executive power; election and terms of governor and lieutenant-governor.
The executive power shall be vested in the governor, who shall hold his office for four years; the lieutenant-governor shall be chosen at the same time, and for the same term. The governor and lieutenant-governor shall be chosen at the general election held in the year nineteen hundred thirty-eight, and each fourth year thereafter. They shall be chosen jointly, by…
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