Ballot Questions
1925
Question #1
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add VII.15 - to allow the legislature to take on debts to eliminate railroad crossings
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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50.59% |
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960,385 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
49.41% |
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937,990 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,898,375 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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VII.15 proposed for 1926
Article VII: State Finance; Forest Preserve; Canals • Section 15: Process for legislature creating debts.
In addition to any other debt, authorized by or pursuant to this article, the legislature, in each of the ten calendar years following the adoption of this section. may authorize by law the creation of a debt or debts, not exceeding in the aggregate in any such year the sum of ten million dollars, to provide moneys for the acquisition…
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