Ballot Questions
1985
Question #4
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VIII.2
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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54.24% |
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1,049,473 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
45.76% |
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885,424 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,934,897 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
VIII.2 proposed for 1986
Article VIII: Local Finances
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