Ballot Questions
1961
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.1, VI.2, VI.3, VI.4, VI.5, VI.6, VI.7, VI.8, VI.9, VI.10, VI.11, VI.12, VI.13, VI.14, VI.15, VI.16, VI.17, VI.18, VI.19, VI.20, VI.21, VI.22, VI.23, VI.24, VI.25, VI.26, VI.27, VI.28, VI.29, VI.30, VI.31, VI.32, VI.33, VI.34, VI.35, VI.36, VI.37
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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81.95% |
2,303,446 New Yorkers voted Yes |
NO |
18.05% |
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507,211 New Yorkers voted No |
2,810,657 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.1 proposed for 1962
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 1: Unified court system; organization; process
a. There shall be a unified court system for the state. The state-wide courts shall consist of the court of appeals, the supreme court including the appellate divisions thereof, the court of claims, the county court, the surrogate’s court and the family court, as hereinafter provided. The legislature shall establish in and for the city of New York, as part…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 5: Appeals from judgment or order; new trial
a. Upon an appeal from a judgment or an order, any appellate court to which the appeal is taken which is authorized to review such judgment or order may reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify the judgment or order appealed from, and each interlocutory judgment or intermediate or other order which it is authorized to review,…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 6: Judicial districts; how constituted; supreme court
a. The state shall be divided into eleven judicial districts. The first judicial district shall consist of the counties of Bronx and New York. The second judicial district shall consist of the counties of Kings and Richmond. The third judicial district shall consist o the counties of Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster. The fourth judicial district shall…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 9: Court of claims; jurisdiction
The court of claims is continued. It shall consist of the eight judges now authorized by law, but the legislature may increase such number and may reduce such number to six or seven. The judges shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and their terms of office shall be nine years.…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 10: County courts; judges
a. The county court is continued in each county outside the city of New York. There shall be at least one judge of the county court in each county and such number of additional judges in each county as may be provided by law. The judges shall be residents of the county and shall be chosen by the electors of…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 12: Surrogate's courts; judges; jurisdiction
a. The surrogate’s court is continued in each county in the state. There shall be at least one judge of the surrogate’s court in each county and such number of additional judges of the surrogate’s court as may be provided by law. b. The judges of the surrogate’s court shall be residents of the county and shall be chosen by…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 14: Discharge of duties of more than one judicial office by same judicial officer
The legislature may at any time provide that outside the city of New York the same person may act and discharge the duties of county judge and surrogate or of judge of the family court and surrogate, or of county judge and judge of the family court, or of all three positions in any county.
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 18: Trial by jury; trial without jury; claims against state
a. Trial by jury is guaranteed as provided in article one of this constitution. The legislature may provide that in any court of original jurisdiction a jury shall be composed of six or of twelve persons and may authorize any court which shall have jurisdiction over crimes and other violations of law, other than crimes prosecuted by indictment, to try…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 19: Transfer of actions and proceedings
a. The supreme court may transfer any action or proceeding, except one over which it shall have exclusive jurisdiction which does not depend upon the monetary amount sought, to any other court having jurisdiction of the subject matter within the judicial department provided that such other court has jurisdiction over the classes of persons named as parties. As may be…
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