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Ballot Questions

1965

Question #1

NYS Constitutional Convention

Since 1847, the NYS constitution requires that NYS voters must be asked every 20 years if they want to have a constitutional convention to review the state constitution, and to propose changes to the voters through ballot questions after the convention finishes its work.
In 1965, NYS voters faced the question:

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And the voters said: Yes!

How We Voted

YES

53.38%

1,681,438 New Yorkers voted Yes

NO

46.62%

1,468,431 New Yorkers voted No

3,149,869 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.

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