Ballot Questions
1953
Question #9
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change XIV.2
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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58.98% |
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1,002,462 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
41.02% |
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697,270 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,699,732 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
XIV.2 proposed for 1954
Article XIV: Conservation • Section 2: Reservoirs
The legislature may by general laws provide for the use of not exceeding three per centum of such lands for the construction and maintenance of reservoirs for municipal water supply, and for the canals of the state. Such reservoirs shall be constructed, owned and controlled by the state, but such work shall not be undertaken until after the boundaries and…
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