Ballot Questions
1975
Question #4
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to add III.18, IV.3
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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52.25% |
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1,491,355 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
47.75% |
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1,362,912 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,854,267 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
III.18 proposed for 1976
Article III: Legislature • Section 18: Extraordinary sessions of the legislature; power to convene on legislative initiative
The members of the legislature shall be empowered, upon the presentation to the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly of a petition signed by two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the legislature, to convene the legislature on extraordinary occasions to act upon the subjects enumerated in such petition.
Read moreIV.3 proposed for 1976
Article IV: Executive
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