Ballot Questions
1822
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change the whole NYS constitution - as proposed by the 1821 NY constitutional convention
as proposed by the most recent NYS Constitutional Convention
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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64.35% |
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74,732 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
35.65% |
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41,402 New Yorkers voted No |
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116,134 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.4 proposed for 1822
• Section 4: Elections to be by ballot.
All elections by the citizens shall be by ballot, except for such town officers as may by law be directed to be otherwise chosen.
Read moreIII.1 proposed for 1822
• Section 1: Governor and lieutenant governor; term of office.
The executive power shall be vested in a governor. He shall hold his office for two years; and a lieutenant governor shall be chosen at the same time, and for the same term.
Read moreIII.2 proposed for 1822
• Section 2: Qualifications of governor.
No person, except a native citizen of the United States, shall be eligible to the office of governor; nor shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not be a freeholder, and shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and have been five years a resident within this state; unless he shall have been absent during…
Read moreIII.3 proposed for 1822
• Section 3: Governor and lieutenant governor, election of.
The governor and lieutenant governor shall be elected at the times and places of choosing members of the legislature. The persons respectively having the highest number of votes for governor and lieutenant governor shall be elected: but in case two or more shall have an equal and the highest number of votes for governor, or for lieutenant governor, the two…
Read moreIII.4 proposed for 1822
• Section 4: Governor's general powers.
The governor shall be general and commander-in-chief of all the militia, and admiral of the navy of the state. He shall have power to convene the legislature (or the senate only), on extraordinary occasions. He shall communicate by message to the legislature at every session, the condition of the state; and recommend such matters to them as he shall judge…
Read moreIII.5 proposed for 1822
• Section 5: Governor may grant pardons and reprieves.
The governor shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons after conviction, for all offenses, except treason and cases of impeachment. Upon convictions for treason, he shall have power to suspend the execution of the sentence until the case shall be reported to the legislature, at its next meeting; when the legislature shall either pardon, or direct the execution of…
Read moreIII.6 proposed for 1822
• Section 6: When lieutenant governor to act as governor.
In case of the impeachment of the governor, or his removal from office, death, resignation, or absence from the state, the powers and duties of the office shall devolve upon the lieutenant governor, for the residue of the term, or until the governor, absent or impeached, shall return, or be acquitted. But when the governor shall, with the consent of…
Read moreIII.7 proposed for 1822
• Section 7: When president of senate to act as governor.
The lieutenant governor shall be president of the senate, but shall have only a casting vote therein. If, during a vacancy of the office of governor, the lieutenant governor shall be impeached, displaced, resign, die, or be absent from the state, the president of the senate shall act as governor until the vacancy shall be filled, or the disability shall…
Read moreIV.1 proposed for 1822
• Section 1: Militia officers, how chosen.
Militia officers shall be chosen or appointed as follows: Captains, subalterns, and noncommissioned officers shall be chosen by the written votes of the members of their respective companies. Field officers of regiments and separate battalions, by the written votes of the commissioned officers of the respective regiments, and separate battalions. Brigadier-generals, by the field officers of their respective brigades. Major-generals,…
Read moreIV.2 proposed for 1822
• Section 2: Governor to appoint certain militia officers.
The governor shall nominate, and with the consent of the senate, appoint, all major-generals, brigade inspectors, and chiefs of the staff departments, except the adjutant-general and commissary-general. The adjutant-general shall be appointed by the governor.
Read moreIV.3 proposed for 1822
• Section 3: Legislature to regulate elections of militia officers.
The legislature, shall, by law, direct the time and manner of electing militia officers, and of certifying their elections to the governor.
Read moreIV.4 proposed for 1822
• Section 4: Commissioned officers; how commissioned and removed.
The commissioned officers of the militia shall be commissioned by the governor, and no commissioned officer shall be removed from office unless by the senate, on the recommendation of the governor, stating the grounds on which such removal is recommended, or by the decision of a court-martial, pursuant to law. The present officers of the militia shall hold their commission,…
Read moreIV.5 proposed for 1822
• Section 5: Legislature may prescribe other modes of appointment and removal.
In case the mode of election and appointment of militia officers, hereby directed, shall not be found conducive to the improvement of the militia, the legislature may abolish the same, and provide by law for their appointment and removal, if two thirds of the members present in each house shall concur therein.
Read moreIV.6 proposed for 1822
• Section 6: State officers; how appointed.
The secretary of state, comptroller, treasurer, attorney-general, surveyor-general, and commissary-general shall be appointed as follows: The senate and assembly shall each openly nominate one person for the said offices respectively; after which, they shall meet together, and if they shall agree in their nominations, the person so nominated shall be appointed to the office for which he shall be nominated.…
Read moreIV.7 proposed for 1822
• Section 7: Governor to appoint judicial officers, except justices of the peace.
The governor shall nominate, by message, in writing, and with the consent of the senate, shall appoint, all judicial officers, except justices of the peace, who shall be appointed in manner following, that is to say: The board of supervisors in every county in this state shall, at such times as the legislature may direct, meet together; and they, or…
Read moreIV.8 proposed for 1822
• Section 8: Sheriffs, clerks, and registers; election and removal.
Sheriffs and clerks of counties, including the register and clerk of the city and county of New York, shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties, once in every three years, and as often as vacancies shall happen. Sheriffs shall hold no other office, and be ineligible for the next three years after the termination of their offices.…
Read moreIV.9 proposed for 1822
• Section 9: District attorneys and clerks of courts; appointment and removal.
The clerks of courts, except those clerks whose appointment is provided for in the preceding section, shall be appointed by the courts of which they respectively are clerks; and district attorneys, by the county courts. Clerks of courts and district attorneys shall hold their offices for three years, unless sooner removed by the courts appointing them.
Read moreIV.10 proposed for 1822
• Section 10: Mayors, how appointed.
The mayors of all the cities in this state shall be appointed annually, by the common councils of the respective cities.
Read moreIV.11 proposed for 1822
• Section 11: Coroners, election and removal.
So many coroners as the legislature may direct, not exceeding four in each county, shall be elected in the same manner as sheriffs, and shall hold their offices for the same term, and be removable in like manner.
Read moreIV.12 proposed for 1822
• Section 12: Masters, examiners, and registers in chancery.
The governor shall nominate, and, with the consent of the senate, appoint, masters and examiners in chancery, who shall hold their offices for three years, unless sooner removed by the senate, on the recommendation of the governor. The register and assistant registers shall be appointed by the chancellor, and hold their offices during his pleasure.
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