Ballot Questions
1909
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VII.4 - to allow the state to adjust interest rates on its debts
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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56.33% |
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279,352 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
43.67% |
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216,541 New Yorkers voted No |
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495,893 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VII.4 proposed for 1910
Article VII: State Finance; Forest Preserve; Canals • Section 4: Limitation of legislative power to create debts.
Except the debts specified in sections two and three of this article, no debts shall be hereafter contracted by or on behalf of this State, unless such debt shall be authorized by law, for some single work or object, to be distinctly specified therein; and such law shall impose and provide for the collection of a direct annual tax to…
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