Ballot Questions
1951
Question #4
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add X.6
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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80.99% |
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1,563,044 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
19.01% |
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366,767 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,929,811 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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X.6 proposed for 1952
Article X: Corporations • Section 6: Liability of state for payment of bonds of public corporation to construct state thruways; use of state canal lands and properties
Notwithstanding any provision of this or any other article of this constitution, the legislature may by law, which shall take effect without submission to the people: (a) make or authorize making the state liable for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds of a public corporation created to construct state thruways, in a principal amount not to…
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