Ballot Questions
1839
Question #1
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 all cities in the state to vote for their cities' mayors, along with voting for city council members
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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99.58% |
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90,473 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
0.42% |
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382 New Yorkers voted No |
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90,855 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 1839
• Section 10: Election of Mayor.
1839 Constitutional Amendment: Mayors of the several cities in this State may be elected annually by the male inhabitants entitled to vote for members of the common council of such cities respectively, in such manner as the legislature shall by law provide; and the legislature may, from time to time, make such provision by law for the election of any…
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