Ballot Questions
1894
Question #4
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.14 - to add 2 judges to Brooklyn's county court, and to abolish courts of sessions in all counties but New York county
as proposed by the most recent NYS Constitutional Convention
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
|
54.06% |
391,350 New Yorkers voted Yes |
NO |
45.94% |
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332,505 New Yorkers voted No |
723,855 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VI.14 proposed for 1895
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 14: County Courts.
The existing county courts are continued, and the judges thereof now in office shall hold their offices until the expiration of their respective terms. In the county of Kings there shall be two county judges and the additional county judge shall be chosen at the next general election held after the adoption of this article. The successors of the several…
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