Ballot Questions
1907
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change XII.2 - to change classification of cities to reflect population growth
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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71.39% |
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309,159 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
28.61% |
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123,919 New Yorkers voted No |
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433,078 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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XII.2 proposed for 1908
Article XII: Cities and Villages • Section 2: Classification of cities ; general and special city laws ; special city laws ; how passed by Legislature and accepted by cities.
All cities are classified according to the latest state enumeration, as from time to time made, as follows: The first class includes all cities having a population of one hundred and seventy-five thousand or more; the second class, all cities having a population of fifty thousand and less than one hundred and seventy-five thousand; the third class, all other cities.…
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