Ballot Questions
1947
Question #3
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change III.6
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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61.37% |
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1,431,636 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
38.63% |
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901,023 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,332,659 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
III.6 proposed for 1948
Article III: Legislature
Each member of the legislature shall receive for his services a like annual salary, to be fixed by law. He shall also be reimbursed for his actual traveling expenses in going to and returning from the place in which the legislature meets, not more than once each week while the legislature is in session. Senators, when the senate alone is…
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