Ballot Questions
1937
Question #4
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change X.1 - to allow sherrifs to be eligible to serve again after their current terms
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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53.31% |
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697,007 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
46.69% |
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610,515 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,307,522 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
X.1 proposed for 1938
Article X: Local Officers; General Provisions • Section 1: Sheriffs, clerks of counties, register and clerk of New York, coroners and district attorneys — Governor may remove.
Except in counties in the city of New York, sheriffs, clerks of counties, district attorneys, and registers in counties having registers, shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties, once in every three years, and as often as vacancies shall happen. Sheriffs shall hold no other office. They may be required by law to renew their security, from…
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