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Ballot Questions

1929

Question #1

State Constitutional Amendment

NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,

to change V.6 - to address civil service preference for veterans


as proposed by the NYS Legislature

And the voters said: Yes!

How We Voted

YES

72.60%

1,071,517 New Yorkers voted Yes

NO

27.40%

404,454 New Yorkers voted No

1,475,971 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.

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This BQ Amended

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

  • V.6 proposed for 1930

    Article V: State Officers; Civil Service • Section 6: Civil service.

    Appointments and promotions in the civil service of the state, and of all the civil divisions thereof, including cities and villages, shall be made according to merit and fitness, to be ascertained, so far as practicable, by examinations, which, so far as practicable, shall be competitive; provided, however, any honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, marines or nurses of the army, navy…

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