Ballot Questions
1880
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.12, VI.13 - to allow legislature to specify how the judges in Brooklyn's supreme court can be arranged, and to address terms and compensation of all judges
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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66.61% |
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221,903 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
33.39% |
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111,225 New Yorkers voted No |
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333,128 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
VI.12 proposed for 1881
• Section 12: City Courts.
The Superior Court of the city of New York, the Court of Common Pleas of the city and county of New York, the Superior Court of Buffalo, and the City Court of Brooklyn, are continued with the powers and jurisdiction they now severally have, and such further civil and criminal jurisdiction as may be conferred by law. Tho Superior Court…
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• Section 13: Justice of the Supreme Court or Judges of City Courts, how chosen— Term of office— Restriction as to age
Justices of the Supreme Court shall be chosen by the electors of their respective judicial districts. Judges of all courts mentioned in the last preceding section shall be chosen by the electors of the cities respectively in which the said courts are instituted. The official terms of the said justices and judges who shall be elected after the adoption of…
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