Provisions
NY’s first state Constitutional Convention in 1777 adopted a founding document to establish the state, declare its sovereignty, and develop its laws.
Since then, a proposal to amend part or completely rewrite the constitution had to be sent to the voters for their approval by ballot question in order to join the constitution.
We’re tracking every time the voters weighed in on a proposed amendment.
Check out the lists below – click on a provision to get its full text and even more info, or click on the ballot question link to see how we voted on it!
And come back soon for even more NY Constitution fresh-squeezed! We’re in the process of breaking down each provision by policy issue and getting data to help understand what have been the big issues in state constitutional history.
This way we can ask ourselves: does the constitution reflect what *we* believe is important in New York’s basic law, or do we need to change it?
Every Proposed State Constitutional Provision Ever Sent to NYS Voters
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- VI.11 proposed for 1847 • Section 11: Removal of judges. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.12 proposed for 1847 • Section 12: Election of judges. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.13 proposed for 1847 • Section 13: Vacancies, how filled. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.14 proposed for 1847 • Section 14: County judges and surrogates. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.15 proposed for 1847 • Section 15: Special county judge and surrogate. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.16 proposed for 1847 • Section 16: Reorganization of judicial districts. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.17 proposed for 1847 • Section 17: Justices of the peace. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.18 proposed for 1847 • Section 18: Local judicial officers. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.19 proposed for 1847 • Section 19: Clerk of court of appeals; clerks of supreme court. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.20 proposed for 1847 • Section 20: Fees to judicial officers prohibited. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.21 proposed for 1847 • Section 21: Judgments of inferior courts may be removed to court of appeals. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.22 proposed for 1847 • Section 22: Publication of statutes and decisions. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.23 proposed for 1847 • Section 23: Tribunals of conciliation. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.24 proposed for 1847 • Section 24: Commissioners to revise procedure. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VI.25 proposed for 1847 • Section 25: Legislature to organize court of appeals; transfer of business of other courts. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.1 proposed for 1847 • Section 1: Canal sinking fund. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.2 proposed for 1847 • Section 2: Canal appropriations; state debts. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.3 proposed for 1847 • Section 3: Canal revenues. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.4 proposed for 1847 • Section 4: Enforcement of state claims against corporations. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.5 proposed for 1847 • Section 5: Appropriations for deficiency in canal revenues. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.6 proposed for 1847 • Section 6: Canals not to be disposed of. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.7 proposed for 1847 • Section 7: Salt springs not to be disposed of. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.8 proposed for 1847 • Section 8: State moneys not to be expended without appropriation. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.9 proposed for 1847 • Section 9: No state aid to individuals or corporations. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.10 proposed for 1847 • Section 10: When state may contract debt ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.11 proposed for 1847 • Section 11: Debts for state defense. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.12 proposed for 1847 • Section 12: How other debts authorized. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.13 proposed for 1847 • Section 13: Tax law to state amount and object of tax. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VII.14 proposed for 1847 • Section 14: Three-fifths bills. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VIII.1 proposed for 1847 • Section 1: Corporations, how formed. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VIII.2 proposed for 1847 • Section 2: Dues from corporations, how secured. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VIII.3 proposed for 1847 • Section 3: Corporation defined. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VIII.4 proposed for 1847 • Section 4: Banking corporations. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VIII.5 proposed for 1847 • Section 5: Specie payments not to be suspended. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VIII.6 proposed for 1847 • Section 6: Registry of bills and notes. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VIII.7 proposed for 1847 • Section 7: Liability of stockholders. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VIII.8 proposed for 1847 • Section 8: Preference of billholders. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- VIII.9 proposed for 1847 • Section 9: Incorporation of cities and villages. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- IX.1 proposed for 1847 • Section 1: Education funds preserved; how applied. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846
- X.1 proposed for 1847 • Section 1: Election and removal of certain county officers. ◦ Proposed by Constitutional Convention ◦ On the ballot as proposed amendment 1 of 1846