Ballot Questions
1959
Question #9
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VIII.1.version2
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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64.58% |
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1,648,447 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
35.42% |
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904,202 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,552,649 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
VIII.1.version2 proposed for 1960
Article VIII: Local Finances
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