Ballot Questions
1884
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VIII.11 - to address finances of cities and of counties containing big cities
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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98.10% |
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499,661 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
1.90% |
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9,661 New Yorkers voted No |
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509,322 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
VIII.11 proposed for 1885
• Section 11: Counties, cities, towns and villages not to give money or property or loan their money or credit — Their power to contract debts limited.
No county, city, town or village shall here after give any money or property, or loan its money or credit to or in aid of any individual, association or corporation, or become directly or indirectly the owner of stock in, or bonds of, any association or corporation ; nor shall any such county, city, town or village be allowed to…
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