Ballot Questions
1938
Question #5
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VI.1, VI.2, VI.3, VI.4, VI.5, VI.6, VI.7, VI.8, VI.9, VI.10, VI.11, VI.12, VI.13, VI.14, VI.15, VI.16, VI.17, VI.18, VI.19, VI.20, VI.21, VI.22, VI.23, VI.24, VI.25, VI.26, VI.27
as proposed by the most recent NYS Constitutional Convention
And the voters said: No!
How We Voted
YES |
29.26% |
|
641,332 New Yorkers voted Yes |
NO |
|
70.74% |
1,550,653 New Yorkers voted No |
2,191,985 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
VI.21 proposed for 1939
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 21: Clerks of courts.
All judges, justices and surrogates shall receive for their services such compensation as is now or may hereafter be established by or pursuant to law, provided only that such compensation shall not be diminished during their respective terms of office. Except as in this article provided, all judicial officers shall be elected or appointed at such times and in such…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 22: Testimony in equity cases.
The testimony in equity cases shall be taken in like manner as in cases at law; and, except as herein otherwise provided, the legislature shall have the same power to alter and regulate the jurisdiction and proceedings in law and in equity that it has heretofore exercised. The legislature may delegate its power to regulate practice and procedure in civil…
Read moreVI.23 proposed for 1939
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 23: Clerks of courts.
The clerks of the several counties shall be clerks of the supreme court, and, except in the counties within the city of New York, of the county courts of their respective counties, with such powers and duties as shall be prescribed by law. The clerk of the court of appeals shall keep his office at the seat of government. The…
Read moreVI.24 proposed for 1939
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 24: Publication of statutes.
The legislature shall provide for the speedy publication of all statutes and all civil or criminal practice acts and rules, and for the collection, compilation and publication annually of the civil and criminal judicial statistics of the state. It shall further provide for the creation of a state law reporting bureau, which shall be under the direction and control of…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 25: Court of claims.
The court of claims is continued and shall be a court of record. It shall consist of the five judges now in office, who shall hold their offices until the expiration of their respective terms, and their successors, who shall he appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and who shall hold office…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 26: Judicial council.
The judicial council, as now or hereafter constituted, shall be deemed to be a part of the judicial system of the state. It shall continue for such time, shall be constituted of such members, and shall have such powers and duties as the legislature may prescribe.
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 27: Appeals from administrative adjudication.
Whoever is aggrieved by a decision, order or other determination made in the exercise of a judicial or quasi-judicial function by any administrative officer, board, commission, department, agency, tribunal or other body, whether acting under the authority of the state or of any of its municipal corporations or other civil divisions, shall be entitled to a judicial review thereof, upon…
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