Ballot Questions
1923
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change XII.2, XII.3, XII.4, XII.5, XII.6, XII.7 - to address local control, aka "home rule," for cities
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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65.20% |
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957,108 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
34.80% |
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510,947 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,468,055 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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Note: When voters approved of provisions, the new changes take effect on January 1st of the year after the question's appearance on the ballot
XII.2 proposed for 1924
Article XII: Cities and Villages • Section 2: Passage of special city laws by Legislature prohibited.
The Legislature shall not pass any law relating to the property, affairs or government of cities, which shall be special or local either in its terms or in its effect, but shall act in relation to the property, affairs or government of any city only by general laws which shall in terms and in effect apply alike to all cities…
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Article XII: Cities and Villages • Section 3: Power of cities to enact local laws.
Every city shall have power to adopt and amend local laws not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the State, relating to the powers, duties, qualifications, number, mode of selec tion and removal, terms of office and compensation of all officers and employees of the city, the transaction of its business, the incurring of its obligations, the presentation, ascertainment…
Read moreXII.4 proposed for 1924
Article XII: Cities and Villages • Section 4: Power of Legislature to enact certain local city laws.
The provisions of this article shall not be deemed to restrict the power of the Legislature to enact laws relating to matters other than the property, affairs or government of cities.
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Article XII: Cities and Villages • Section 5: Power of Legislature to enact general city laws.
The Legislature may by general laws confer on cities such further powers of local legislation and administration as it may, from time to time, deem expedient.
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Article XII: Cities and Villages • Section 6: Election of city officers, when to be held; extension and abridgment ofterms.
All elections of city officers, including supervisors and judicial officers of inferior local courts, elected in any city or part of a city, and of county officers elected in the counties of New York and Kings, and in all counties whose boundaries arc the same as those of a city, except to fill vacancies, shall be held on the Tuesday…
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Article XII: Cities and Villages • Section 7: Existing charters and laws continued in force.
The provisions of this article shall not affect any existing provision of law; but all existing charters and other laws shall continue in force until repealed, amended, modified or superseded in accordance with the provisions of this article. Nothing in this article contained shall apply to or affect the maintenance, support, or administration of the public school systems in the…
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