Ballot Questions
1911
Question #4
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change I.6 - to allow municipalities to take private lands for public use
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: No!
How We Voted
YES |
41.52% |
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254,095 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
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58.48% |
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357,881 New Yorkers voted No |
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611,976 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
I.6 proposed for 1912
Article I: Bill Of Rights • Section 6: Grand jury.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime (except in cases of impeachment, and in cases of militia when in actual service, and the land and naval forces in time of war, or which this State may keep with the consent of Congress in time of peace, and in cases of petit larceny, under…
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