Ballot Questions
1833
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change IV.10 - to allow the eligible male voters of NYC to vote for mayor along with NYC council members, while maintaining that other cities' mayors would be appointed each year by the respective city councils
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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96.20% |
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48,977 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
3.80% |
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1,936 New Yorkers voted No |
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50,913 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
IV.10 proposed for 1833
• Section 10: Mayors, how appointed; Election of Mayor in New York.
The mayors of all the cities in this state shall be appointed annually, by the common councils of the respective cities. Except in the city of New-York, in which the mayor shall be chosen annually by the electors thereof qualified to vote for the other charter officers of the said city, and at the time of the election of such…
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