Provisions
XII.8 of 1928 • Annexation of territory.
APPROVED
The Text
No territory shall be annexed to any city until the people of the territory proposed to be annexed shall have consented to such annexation by a majority vote on a referendum called for that purpose.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1928
• In Article XII: Cities and Villages
• Has 35 words
• Was proposed by the Legislature
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 9 of 1927
• Is a new addition
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