Ballot Questions
1963
Question #3
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add III.25
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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82.07% |
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2,021,720 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
17.93% |
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441,696 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,463,416 votes determined the outcome of this ballot question.
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III.25 proposed for 1964
Article III: Legislature • Section 25: Emergency governmental operations; legislature to provide for
Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, the legislature, in order to insure continuity of state and local governmental operations in periods of emergency caused by enemy attack or by disasters (natural or otherwise), shall have the power and the immediate duty (1) to provide for prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of public offices, of whatever…
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