Ballot Questions
1957
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change XVIII.3
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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63.75% |
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1,612,471 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
36.25% |
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916,771 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,529,242 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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XVIII.3 proposed for 1958
Article XVIII: Housing • Section 3: Article VII to apply to state debts under this article, with certain exceptions; amortization of state debts; capital and periodic subsidies
The provisions of article VII, not inconsistent with this article, relating to debts of the state shall apply to all debts contracted by the state for the purpose of providing moneys out of which to make loans pursuant to this article, except (a) that any law or laws authorizing the contracting of such debt, not exceeding in the aggregate three…
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