Ballot Questions
1969
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add XVII.7
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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79.65% |
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2,813,705 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
20.35% |
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718,707 New Yorkers voted No |
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3,532,412 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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XVII.7 proposed for 1970
Article XVII: Social Welfare • Section 7: Loans for hospital construction
Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, the legislature may authorize the state, a municipality or a public corporation acting as an instrumentality of the state or municipality to lend its money or credit to or in aid of any corporation or association, regulated by law as to its charges, profits, dividends, and disposition of its property or franchises, for…
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