Ballot Questions
1991
Question #3
State Constitutional Amendment
NYS were asked if they wanted to pass an amendment to the NYS constitution,
to change XV.1, XV.2, XV.3
as proposed by the NYS Legislature
And the voters said: Yes!
How We Voted
YES |
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57.86% |
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1,235,734 New Yorkers voted Yes |
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NO |
42.14% |
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900,077 New Yorkers voted No |
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2,135,811 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
XV.1 proposed for 1992
Article XV: Canals • Section 1: Disposition of canals and canal properties prohibited
The legislature shall not sell, abandon or otherwise dispose of the now existing or future improved barge canal, the divisions of which are the Erie canal, the Oswego canal, the Champlain canal, and the Cayuga and Seneca canals, or of the terminals constructed as part of the barge canal system; nor shall it sell, abandon or otherwise dispose of any…
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Article XV: Canals • Section 2: Prohibition inapplicable to lands and properties no longer useful; disposition authorized
The prohibition of sale, abandonment or other disposition contained in section 1 of this article shall not apply to barge canal lands, barge canal terminals or barge canal terminal lands which have or may become no longer necessary or useful for canal or terminal purposes; nor to any canal lands and appertaining structures constituting the canal system prior to the…
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Article XV: Canals • Section 3: Contracts for work and materials; special revenue fund
All boats navigating the canals and the owners and masters thereof, shall be subject to such laws and regulations as have been or may hereafter be enacted concerning the navigation of the canals. The legislature shall annually make provision for the expenses of the superintendence and repairs of the canals, and may provide for the improvement of the canals in…
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