Provisions
VI.4 proposed for 1916 • Department heads appointed and may be removed by governor.
REJECTED
The Text
The heads of all the departments and the members of all commissions unless otherwise provided in this constitution shall be appointed by the governor and may be removed by him in his discretion.
A Few Facts
• Has 33 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 4 of 1915
If New Yorkers voted to approve this provision, it would have:
• Joined the Constitution in 1916
• Been in Article VI: State Departments
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amended or built on:
◦ 1895-V.1
◦ 1895-V.3
◦ 1895-V.4
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