Ballot Questions
1977
Question #4
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.17
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: No!
How We Voted
YES |
47.45% |
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1,195,211 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
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52.55% |
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1,323,455 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,518,666 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
VI.17 proposed for 1978
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 17: Town, village and city courts; jurisdiction; judges
a. Courts for towns, villages and cities outside the city of New York are continued and shall have the jurisdiction prescribed by the legislature but not in any respect greater than the jurisdiction of the district court as provided in section sixteen of this article. b. The legislature may regulate such courts, establish uniform jurisdiction, practice and procedure for city…
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