Ballot Questions
1905
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add VII.11 - to allow the legislature to pay off debts from the state treasury
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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68.84% |
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297,768 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
31.16% |
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134,773 New Yorkers voted No |
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432,541 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VII.11 proposed for 1906
Article VII: State Finance; Forest Preserve; Canals • Section 11: Payment of State debts.
The Legislature may appropriate out of any funds in the treasury, moneys to pay the accruing interest and principal of any debt heretofore or hereafter created, or any part thereof and may set apart in each fiscal year, moneys in the State treasury as a sinking fund to pay the interest as it falls due and to pay and discharge…
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