Ballot Questions
1938
Question #8
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VII.8
as proposed by the most recent NYS Constitutional Convention
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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66.85% |
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1,902,075 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
33.15% |
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943,296 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,845,371 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VII.8 proposed for 1939
Article VII: State Finances • Section 8: Gift or loan of state credit or money prohibited; exceptions for enumerated purposes.
The money of the state shall not be given or loaned to or in aid of any private corporation or association, or private undertaking; nor shall the credit of the state be given or loaned to or in aid of any individual, or public or private corporation or association, or private undertaking, but the foregoing provisions shall not apply to…
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