Ballot Questions
1921
Question #5
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.18 - to provide for children's courts and domestic courts
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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63.39% |
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930,929 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
36.61% |
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537,610 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,468,539 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VI.18 proposed for 1922
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 18: Inferior local courts.
Inferior local courts of civil and criminal jurisdiction may be established by the Legislature, but no inferior local court hereafter created shall be a court of record. Except as herein provided the Legislature shall not hereafter confer upon any inferior or local court of its creation, any equity jurisdiction or any greater jurisdiction in other respects than is conferred upon…
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