Ballot Questions
1983
Question #6
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change XIV.1, VI.11, VI.15
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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62.73% |
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1,602,228 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
37.27% |
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951,970 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,554,198 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
XIV.1 proposed for 1984
Article XIV: Conservation
We’re still sourcing the text of this provision – check back soon!VI.11 proposed for 1984
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 11: County court; jurisdiction
a. The county court shall have jurisdiction over the following classes of actions and proceedings which shall be originated in such county court in the manner provided by law, except that actions and proceedings within the jurisdiction of the district court or a town, village or city court outside the city of New York may, as provided by law, be…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 15: New York city; city-wide courts; jurisdiction
a. The legislature shall by law establish a single court of city-wide civil jurisdiction and a single court of city-wide criminal jurisdiction in and for the city of New York and the legislature may, upon the request of the mayor and the local legislative body of the city of New York, merge the two courts into one city-wide court of…
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