Ballot Questions
1909
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.12 - to address compensation of judges and justices
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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52.73% |
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278,415 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
47.27% |
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249,576 New Yorkers voted No |
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527,991 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VI.12 proposed for 1910
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 12: Compensation; age restriction; assignment by Governor.
No person shall hold the office of Judge or Justice of any court longer than until and including the last day of December next after he shall be seventy years of age. Each Justice of the Supreme Court shall receive from the State the sum of ten thousand dollars per year. Those assigned to the Appellate Divisions in the third…
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