Ballot Questions
1911
Question #5
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change IV.4 - to double the governor's salary
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: No!
How We Voted
YES |
40.17% |
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252,791 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
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59.83% |
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376,455 New Yorkers voted No |
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629,246 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
IV.4 proposed for 1912
Article IV: The Executive • Section 4: Duties and powers of Governor — His compensation.
The Governor shall be commander-in-chief of the military and naval forces of the state. He shall have power to convene the legislature, or the senate only, on extraordinary occasions. At extraordinary sessions no subject shall be acted upon, except such as the governor may recommend for consideration. He shall communicate by message to the legislature at every session the condition…
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