Ballot Questions
1985
Question #5
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change VIII.10
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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50.31% |
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994,490 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
49.69% |
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982,430 New Yorkers voted No |
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1,976,920 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.10 proposed for 1986
Article VIII: Local Finances • Section 10: Limitations on amount to be raised by real estate taxes for local purposes; exceptions
Hereafter, in any county, city, village or school district described in this section, the amount to be raised by tax on real estate in any fiscal year, in addition to providing for the interest on and the principal of all indebtedness, shall not exceed an amount equal to the following percentages of the average full valuation of taxable real estate…
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