Ballot Questions
1966
Question #8
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change II.5
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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67.09% |
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2,451,854 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
32.91% |
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1,202,983 New Yorkers voted No |
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3,654,837 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
II.5 proposed for 1967
Article II: Suffrage • Section 5: Registration and election laws to be passed.
Laws shall be made for ascertaining, by proper proofs, the citizens who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage hereby established, and for the registration of voters; which registration shall be completed at least ten days before each election. Such registration shall not be required for town and village elections except by express provision of law. In cities and…
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