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Provisions

I.2 of 1845 • Senate and assembly, how constituted.

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The Text

1845 Constitutional Amendment:
No property qualification shall be required to render a person eligible to or capable of holding any office or public trust in this state.

The full provision includes both the amendment and the text it amends – NY Constitution 1822, Article I, Section 2:
The senate shall consist of thirty-two members. The senators shall be chosen for four years, and shall be freeholders. The assembly shall consist of one hundred and twenty-eight members, who shall be annually elected.


A Few Facts

• Joined the Constitution in 1845

• In Article I:

• Has 79 words

• Was proposed by the Legislature

• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1845

• Changed the text of a previously existing provision

• Amends or builds on:
1822-I.2

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