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Ballot Questions

1997

Question #1

NYS Constitutional Convention

a section of the NYS ConstitutionSince 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 1997, NYS voters faced the question:

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And the voters said: No!

How We Voted

YES

37.05%

929,415 New Yorkers voted Yes

NO

62.95%

1,579,390 New Yorkers voted No

2,508,805 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.

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