Ballot Questions
1888
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.6 - to allow supreme court justices to serve on court of appeals to expedite cases
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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89.92% |
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498,114 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
10.08% |
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55,822 New Yorkers voted No |
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553,936 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VI.6 proposed for 1889
• Section 6: Supreme Court — Jurisdiction — Justices — Judicial Districts, number of Justices in ; may be altered without increasing number.
There shall be the existing Supreme Court, with general jurisdiction in law and equity, subject to such appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals as now is or may be prescribed by law ; and it shall be composed of the justices now in office, with one additional justice, to be elected as hereinafter provided, who shall be continued during…
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