Ballot Questions
1993
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VII.11, VII.12, VII.13
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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53.75% |
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1,210,520 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
46.25% |
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1,041,416 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,251,936 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
VII.11 proposed for 1994
Article VII: State Finances • Section 11: State debts generally; manner of contracting; referendum
Except the debts or refunding debts specified in sections 9, 10 and 13 of this article, no debt shall be hereafter contracted by or in behalf of the state, unless such debt shall be authorized by law, for some single work or purpose, to be distinctly specified therein. No such law shall take effect until it shall, at a general…
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Article VII: State Finances • Section 12: State debts generally; how paid; contribution to sinking funds; restrictions on use of bond proceeds
Except the debts or refunding debts specified in sections 9, 10 and 13 of this article, all debts contracted by the state and each portion of any such debt from time to time so contracted shall be subject to the following rules: 1. The principal of each debt or any portion thereof shall either be paid in equal annual installments…
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Article VII: State Finances • Section 13: Refund of state debts
The legislature may provide means and authority whereby any state debt or debts, or any portion or combination thereof, may be refunded in accordance with the following provisions: 1. State debts may be refunded at any time after they are incurred provided that the state will achieve a debt service savings on a present value basis as a result of…
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