Ballot Questions
1965
Question #4
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change XVIII.1, XVIII.2
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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51.80% |
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1,584,127 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
48.20% |
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1,474,130 New Yorkers voted No |
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3,058,257 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
XVIII.1 proposed for 1966
Article XVIII: Housing • Section 1: Housing and nursing home accommodations for persons of low income; slum clearance
Subject to the provisions of this article, the legislature may provide in such manner, by such means and upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe for low rent housing and nursing home accommodations for persons of low income as defined by law, or for the clearance, replanning, reconstruction and rehabilitation of substandard and insanitary areas, or for both…
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Article XVIII: Housing • Section 2: Idem; powers of legislature in aid of
For and in aid of such purposes, notwithstanding any provision in any other article of this constitution, but subject to the limitations contained in this article, the legislature may: make or contract to make or authorize to be made or contracted capital or periodic subsidies by the state to any city, town, village, or public corporation, payable only with moneys…
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