Ballot Questions
1937
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change III.2 - to increase the terms of legislators, and to clarify election years
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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64.92% |
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856,818 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
35.08% |
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463,074 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,319,892 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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III.2 proposed for 1938
Article III: Legislature • Section 2: Senate, number of — Assembly, number of.
The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as hereinafter provided. The senators elected in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five shall hold their offices for three years, and their successors shall be chosen for two years. The assembly shall consist of one hundred and fifty members. The assemblymen elected in the year one thousand nine hundred and…
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