Ballot Questions
1925
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add VII.14 - to allow the legislature to take on debts to construct buildings
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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54.07% |
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1,012,109 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
45.93% |
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859,702 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,871,811 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VII.14 proposed for 1926
Article VII: State Finance; Forest Preserve; Canals • Section 14: Legislature may provide for debt to eliminate railroad crossings.
The legislature may authorize by law the creation of a debt or debts of the state, not exceeding in the aggregate three hundred million dollars, to provide moneys for the elimination, under state supervision, of railroad crossings at grade within the state, at the expense of the state, railroad companies, cities, towns and villages. Of the expense of a grade…
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