Ballot Questions
1939
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change I.9 - to make exception to prohibition on gaming, and allow for pari-mutuel betting on horses to raise revenue for government
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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67.32% |
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1,225,495 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
32.68% |
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594,811 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,820,306 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
I.9 proposed for 1940
Article I: Bill Of Rights • Section 9: Right to assemble and petition; divorce; lotteries; pool-selling and gambling; laws to prevent.
No law shall be passed abridging the rights of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government, or any department thereof; nor shall any divorce be granted otherwise than by due judicial proceedings; nor shall any lottery or the sale of lottery tickets, pool-selling, book-making, or any other kind of gambling, except pari-mutuel betting on horse races as…
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