Ballot Questions
1915
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add VII.4.alt - to mandate that in order for the state to take on debts, the legislature must pass specific bills outlining the purpose, and requiring approval by voters via ballot question
as proposed by the most recent NYS Constitutional Convention
And the voters said: No!
How We Voted
YES |
37.23% |
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430,423 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
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62.77% |
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725,784 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,156,207 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
VII.4.alternative proposed for 1916
Article VII: Conservation • Section 4.alternative: Debts of the state.
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 debts 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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