Ballot Questions
1955
Question #8
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.19
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
|
55.94% |
1,078,167 New Yorkers voted Yes |
NO |
44.06% |
|
849,029 New Yorkers voted No |
1,927,196 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
VI.19 proposed for 1956
Article VI: Judiciary
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