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Ballot Questions

1858

Question #1

NYS Constitutional Convention

Since 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 1858, NYS voters faced the question:

For a convention to revise the Constitution


And the voters said: No!

How We Voted

YES

48.85%

135,166 New Yorkers voted Yes

NO

51.15%

141,526 New Yorkers voted No

276,692 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.

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