Ballot Questions
1961
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change V.2, V.3, V.4
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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72.61% |
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1,858,351 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
27.39% |
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700,873 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,559,224 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
V.2 proposed for 1962
Article V: Officers And Civil Departments • Section 2: Civil departments in the state government
There shall be not more than twenty civil departments in the state government, including those referred to in this constitution. The legislature may by law change the names of the departments referred to in this constitution.
Read moreV.3 proposed for 1962
Article V: Officers And Civil Departments • Section 3: Assignment of functions
Subject to the limitations contained in this constitution, the legislature may from time to time assign by law new powers and functions to departments, officers, boards, commissions or executive offices of the governor, and increase, modify or diminish their powers and functions. Nothing contained in this article shall prevent the legislature from creating temporary commissions for special purposes or executive…
Read moreV.4 proposed for 1962
Article V: Officers And Civil Departments • Section 4: Department heads
The head of the department of audit and control shall be the comptroller and of the department of law, the attorney-general. The head of the department of education shall be The Regents of the University of the State of New York, who shall appoint and at pleasure remove a commissioner of education to be the chief administrative officer of the…
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