Ballot Questions
1872
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add VI.28 - to transfer 500 cases from the Court of Appeals to the Commission of Appeals, and extend the terms of commissioners
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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95.04% |
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176,038 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
4.96% |
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9,196 New Yorkers voted No |
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185,234 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VI.28 proposed for 1872
• Section 28: Transfer of causes; commission of appeals.
The court of appeals may order any of the causes, not exceeding five hundred in number, pending in that court at the time of the adoption of this provision, to be heard and determined by the commissioners of appeals, and the legislature may extend the term of service of the commissioners of appeals, not exceeding two years.
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