Ballot Questions
1964
Question #2
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change I.7, III.6, III.17, III.19, VIII.6
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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51.95% |
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1,849,292 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
48.05% |
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1,710,239 New Yorkers voted No |
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3,559,531 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
I.7 proposed for 1965
Article I: Bill Of Rights • Section 7: Compensation for taking private property; private roads; drainage of agricultural lands.
a. Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. b. [repealed] c. Private roads may be opened in the manner to be prescribed by law; but in every case the necessity of the road and the amount of all damage to be sustained by the opening thereof shall be first determined by a jury of freeholders,…
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Article III: Legislature
We’re still sourcing the text of this provision – check back soon!III.17 proposed for 1965
Article III: Legislature • Section 17: Cases in which private or local bills shall not be passed
The legislature shall not pass a private or local bill in any of the following cases: Changing the names of persons. Laying out, opening, altering, working or discontinuing roads, highways or alleys, or for draining swamps or other low lands. Locating or changing county seats. Providing for changes of venue in civil or criminal cases. Incorporating villages. Providing for election…
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Article III: Legislature • Section 19: Private claims not to be audited by legislature; claims barred by lapse of time
The legislature shall neither audit nor allow any private claim or account against the state, but may appropriate money to pay such claims as shall have been audited and allowed according to law. No claim against the state shall be audited, allowed or paid which, as between citizens of the state, would be barred by lapse of time. But if…
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Article VIII: Local Finances • Section 6: Debt-incurring power of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse; certain additional indebtedness to be excluded
In ascertaining the power of the cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse to contract indebtedness, in addition to the indebtedness excluded by section 5 of this article, there shall be excluded: Indebtedness not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of ten million dollars, heretofore or hereafter contracted by the city of Buffalo or the city of Rochester and indebtedness not…
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