Ballot Questions
1959
Question #6
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add XV.4
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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57.22% |
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1,505,107 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
42.78% |
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1,125,082 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,630,189 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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XV.4 proposed for 1960
Article XV: Canals • Section 4: Lease or transfer to federal government of barge canal system authorized
Notwithstanding the prohibition of sale, abandonment or other disposition contained in section one of this article, the legislature may authorize by law the lease or transfer to the federal government of the barge canal, consisting of the Erie, Oswego, Champlain, Cayuga and Seneca divisions and the barge canal terminals and facilities for purposes of operation, improvement and inclusion in the…
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