Ballot Questions
1886
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 1886, NYS voters faced the question:
For a convention to revise the Constitution and amend the same.
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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94.92% |
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574,993 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
5.08% |
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30,767 New Yorkers voted No |
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605,760 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
We found out how every county voted on this ballot question, and mapped it!
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