Ballot Questions
1961
Question #1
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, VI.28, VI.29, VI.30, VI.31, VI.32, VI.33, VI.34, VI.35, VI.36, VI.37
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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81.95% |
2,303,446 New Yorkers voted Yes |
NO |
18.05% |
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507,211 New Yorkers voted No |
2,810,657 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 1962
Article VI: Judiciary • Section 21: Vacancies; how filled
a. When a vacancy shall occur, otherwise than by expiration of term, in the office of justice of the supreme court, of judge of the county court, of judge of the surrogate’s court or judge of the family court outside the city of New York, it shall be filled for a full term at the next general election held not…
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Article VI: Judiciary
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Article VI: Judiciary
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Article VI: Judiciary
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Article VI: Judiciary
We’re still sourcing the text of this provision – check back soon!VI.26 proposed for 1962
Article VI: Judiciary
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Article VI: Judiciary
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Article VI: Judiciary
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Article VI: Judiciary
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Article VI: Judiciary
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 31: Inapplicability of article to certain courts
This article does not apply to the peacemakers courts or other Indian courts, the existence and operation of which shall continue as may be provided by law.
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 32: Custodians of children to be of same religious persuasion
When any court having jurisdiction over a child shall commit it or remand it to an institution or agency or place it in the custody of any person by parole, placing out, adoption or guardianship, the child shall be committed or remanded or placed, when practicable, in an institution or agency governed by persons, or in the custody of a…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 33: Existing laws; duty of legislature to implement article
Existing provisions of law not inconsistent with this article shall continue in force until repealed, amended, modified or superseded in accordance with the provisions of this article. The legislature shall enact appropriate laws to carry into effect the purposes and provisions of this article, and may, for the purpose of implementing, supplementing or clarifying any of its provisions, enact any…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 34: Pending appeals, actions and proceedings; preservation of existing terms of office of judges and justices
a. The court of appeals, the appellate division of the supreme court, the supreme court, the court of claims, the county court in counties outside the city of New York, the surrogate’s court and the district court of Nassau county shall hear and determine all appeals, actions and proceedings pending therein on the effective date of this article except that…
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Article VI: Judiciary
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 36: Pending civil and criminal cases
No civil or criminal appeal, action or proceeding pending before any court or any judge or justice on the effective date of this article shall abate but such appeal, action or proceeding so pending shall be continued in the courts as provided in this article and, for the purposes of the disposition of such actions or proceedings only, the jurisdiction…
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Article VI: Judiciary • Section 37: Effective date of article
This article shall become a part of the constitution on the first day of January next after the approval and ratification of this amendment by the people but its provisions shall not become operative until the first day of September next thereafter which date shall be deemed the effective date of this article.
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