Provisions
VII.2 proposed for 1870 • Local officers, how chosen.
REJECTED
The Text
All county officers, whose election or appointment is not provided for by this constitution, shall be chosen by the electors of the counties, or appointed by the boards of supervisors or other county authorities, as the Legislature shall direct.
A Few Facts
• Has 39 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1869
If New Yorkers voted to approve this provision, it would have:
• Joined the Constitution in 1870
• Been in Article VII:
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amended or built on:
◦ 1847-X.2
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