Ballot Questions
1975
Question #7
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change I.9
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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50.09% |
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1,497,217 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
49.91% |
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1,491,943 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,989,160 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
I.9 proposed for 1976
Article I: Bill Of Rights • Section 9: Right to assemble and petition; divorce; lotteries; pool-selling and gambling; laws to prevent; pari-mutuel betting on horse races permitted; games of chance, bingo or lotto authorized under certain restrictions.
1. No law shall be passed abridging the rights of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government, or any department thereof; nor shall any divorce be granted otherwise than by due judicial proceedings; except as hereinafter provided, no lottery or the sale of lottery tickets, poolselling, book-making, or any other kind of gambling, except lotteries operated by…
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