List of New York ballot measures

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in New York.

List of ballot measures by year

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2025

See also: New York 2025 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Athletics and sports	Authorize the state to use up to 323 acres of forest preserve land at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex	a	1,929,112 (52%)	1,774,395 (48%)

2024

See also: New York 2024 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	LGBTQ issues; Sex and gender issues; Race and ethnicity issues; Abortion policy; Constitutional rights	Provide that people cannot be denied rights based on their "ethnicity, national origin, age, and disability" or "sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy"	a	4,757,097 (62%)	2,857,663 (38%)

2023

See also: New York 2023 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Debt limits; Public education funding	Remove the debt limitations in the New York Constitution from small city school districts	a	1,504,083 (64%)	833,758 (36%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	Utility policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Exclude indebtedness for the construction or reconstruction of sewage facilities contracted prior to 2034	a	1,582,382 (68%)	744,696 (32%)

2022

See also: New York 2022 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues; Environment	Issue $4.20 billion in bonds for projects related to the environment, natural resources, water infrastructure, and climate change mitigation	a	3,522,141 (68%)	1,686,300 (32%)

2021

See also: New York 2021 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Redistricting policy	Makes changes to the redistricting process in New York	d	1,361,043 (46%)	1,622,195 (54%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	Constitutional rights; Environment	Creates a state constitutional right to to clean water, clean air, and a healthful environment	a	2,129,051 (70%)	907,159 (30%)
LRCA	Proposal 3	Voter registration	Removes the 10-day-advance voter registration requirement	d	1,336,327 (44%)	1,721,811 (56%)
LRCA	Proposal 4	Absentee and mail voting	Authorizes the state legislature to pass a statute for no-excuse absentee voting	d	1,370,897 (45%)	1,677,580 (55%)
LRCA	Proposal 5	State judiciary	Increases the New York City Civil Court's jurisdiction over lawsuits involving claims from $25,000 to $50,000.	a	1,874,515 (64%)	1,051,803 (36%)

2017

See also: New York 2017 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Proposal 1	State constitutional conventions	d	594,820 (17%)	2,910,868 (83%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	Ethics rules and commissions; Public employee retirement funds	a	2,512,671 (73%)	922,195 (27%)
LRCA	Proposal 3	Parks, land, and natural area conservation	a	1,755,081 (52%)	1,600,167 (48%)

2014

See also: New York 2014 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Redistricting policy	The New York Redistricting Commission Amendment, Proposal 1 was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in the state of New York as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure was designed to create a redistricting commission to establish state senate, assembly and congressional districts	a	1,705,903 (58%)	1,252,213 (42%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	Open meetings and public information	The New York Electronic Bills Amendment, Proposal 2 was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in the state of New York as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure was designed to allow legislative bills to be distributed in an electronically written format rather than as paper copies.	a	2,329,959 (77%)	681,232 (23%)
BI	Proposal 3	Bond issues	The New York Bonds for School Technology Act, Proposal 3 was on the November 4, 2014 ballot in New York as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved. The measure authorized the state comptroller to issue and sell bonds up to the amount of $2 billion. The revenue received from the sale of such bonds are, according to the proposal, used for projects related to the following: :* Purchasing educational technology equipment and facilities, such as interactive whiteboards, computer servers, desktop and laptop computers, tablets and high-speed broadband or wireless internet. :* Constructing and modernizing facilities to accommodate pre-kindergarten programs and replacing classroom trailers with permanent instructional space. :* Installing high-tech security features in school buildings.	a	1,921,054 (62%)	1,180,581 (38%)

2013

See also: New York 2013 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Gambling policy	The New York Casino Gambling Amendment, Proposal 1, was on the November 5, 2013 ballot in New York as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved.	a	1,579,755 (57%)	1,186,275 (43%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	Veterans policy	The New York Civil Service Promotions for Disabled Veterans Amendment, Proposal 2, was on the November 5, 2013 ballot in New York as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was overwhelmingly approved.	a	2,173,484 (84%)	424,858 (16%)
LRCA	Proposal 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The New York Municipal Debt Limit Exemption for Sewage Improvements Amendment, Proposal 3, was on the November 5, 2013 ballot in New York as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved.	a	1,497,865 (62%)	907,731 (38%)
LRCA	Proposal 4	Property	The New York Township 40 Land Dispute Settlement Amendment, Proposal 4, was on the November 5, 2013 ballot in New York as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved.	a	1,744,371 (73%)	656,371 (27%)
LRCA	Proposal 5	Mineral resources	The New York Land Exchange With NYCO Minerals Amendment, Proposal 5, was on the November 5, 2013 ballot in New York as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved.	a	1,276,595 (53%)	1,122,055 (47%)
LRCA	Proposal 6	Age limits for officials	The New York Mandatory Judicial Retirement Age Amendment, Proposal 6, was on the November 5, 2013 ballot in New York as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated.	d	1,061,662 (42%)	1,476,646 (58%)

2009

See also: New York 2009 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public land policy; Forestry and timber	Authorize a six‑acre forest preserve land exchange with National Grid to install a 46 kV transmission line in St. Lawrence County.	a	968,505 (67%)	469,666 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Prison work regulations	Authorize inmates to voluntarily work for nonprofit organizations.	a	998,829 (68%)	467,679 (32%)

2008

See also: New York 2008 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Veterans policy; Public assistance programs	Eliminate the requirement that disabled veterans receive federal disability payments to qualify for civil service exam credit.	a	1,815,847 (78%)	506,652 (22%)

2007

See also: New York 2007 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Water	Allow the state to convey one acre of forest preserve land to Long Lake for water‐supply wells in exchange for at least twelve acres of equal‐value land to be added to the preserve.	a	825,688 (75%)	281,497 (25%)

2005

See also: New York 2005 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Revise the state budget process by establishing contingency budgets and spending limits, authorizing multi‑appropriation bills and a fiscal stabilization reserve fund, requiring public budget estimates, and shortening the veto‑change period.	d	734,844 (35%)	1,368,120 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public transportation; Bond issues	Authorize a $2.9 billion transportation bond to rebuild and improve the state’s roads, bridges, transit systems, airports, waterways and related infrastructure.	a	1,215,769 (56%)	959,734 (44%)

2003

See also: New York 2003 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Debt limits	Allow local governments to exclude sewage‑facility debt from their constitutional debt limits for an additional ten years.	a	839,208 (53%)	758,359 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Debt limits	Eliminate small city school districts from the state’s general constitutional debt limit.	d	724,141 (46%)	855,567 (54%)

2001

See also: New York 2001 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	Revise the constitutional language to be gender‑neutral by updating masculine terms to include feminine or neutral forms.	a	983,858 (56%)	779,437 (44%)

2000

See also: New York 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal 1	Public transportation; Bond issues	Authorize up to $3.8 billion in state bonds to fund improvements, preservation, and restoration of transportation infrastructure.	d	1,589,091 (48%)	1,752,700 (52%)

1999

See also: New York 1999 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judicial authority	Authorize temporarily assigning city court judges outside New York City to county, family or district courts.	a	825,371 (61%)	529,133 (39%)

1997

See also: New York 1997 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judicial authority	Increase the monetary jurisdiction limits of certain state courts.	d	1,074,603 (44%)	1,359,910 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans policy	Clarify eligibility for additional civil service exam credits for active‑duty service members who later qualify as wartime veterans.	a	1,663,611 (65%)	883,312 (35%)
BI	Proposal 3	Bond issues; Public education funding	Authorize the state to incur $2.4 billion in debt for school health and safety facility projects.	d	1,265,150 (47%)	1,430,830 (53%)
ACCQ	Question 1	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise and amend the State Constitution.	d	929,415 (37%)	1,579,390 (63%)

1996

See also: New York 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Authorize $1.75 billion in state debt for clean water, clean air, and environmental restoration projects.	a	2,286,063 (57%)	1,748,925 (43%)

1995

See also: New York 1995 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judicial authority	Increase the New York City Civil Court's jurisdiction over lawsuits involving claims from $25,000 to $50,000 and the district court’s jurisdiction from $15,000 to $50,000.	d	835,143 (50%)	846,112 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Voter registration; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Residency voting requirements; Voting age policy; Election administration and governance	Eliminate voter re-registration requirements and change qualifications and procedures for voter registration.	a	974,206 (57%)	731,999 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Revenue allocation	Change the state’s borrowing practices by instituting planning hearings, allowing multiple bond questions, permitting capped revenue debt without referendum, and broadening emergency debt authority.	d	656,971 (39%)	1,024,492 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Public land policy; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Land use and development policy	Provide for the exchange of twelve acres of forest preserve for 144 acres and an easement to facilitate a public cemetery.	a	1,065,570 (64%)	594,787 (36%)

1990

See also: New York 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Authorize $1.975 billion in state bonds for environmental preservation, enhancement, restoration, improvement, and stewardship.	d	1,330,942 (48%)	1,416,337 (52%)

1988

See also: New York 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal 1	Public transportation; Bond issues	Authorize $3 billion in state bonds for construction, reconstruction, capacity improvements, replacement, reconditioning, and preservation of highways and bridges.	a	2,288,705 (55%)	1,846,042 (45%)

1987

See also: New York 1987 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Veterans policy; Civil service	Provide civil service credits to lawful resident aliens who served in wartime and removing the residency-at-enlistment requirement for veterans.	a	1,219,180 (70%)	519,769 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Athletics and sports; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Increase ski-trail mileage and width on specified peaks, remove South Mountain’s ski-trail authorization, and align Whiteface’s facilities with other forest preserve ski areas.	a	881,350 (52%)	806,091 (48%)

1985

See also: New York 1985 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues; Public economic investment policy	Increase the state's guaranty cap for Job Development Authority bonds to $600 million and authorize it to make loans up to 60 percent of project cost for business facility improvements.	a	1,426,326 (68%)	663,891 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Tax and revenue administration	Incorporate federal law by reference into state and local tax statutes.	d	946,764 (49%)	999,056 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judicial authority	Provide the Court of Appeals the power to answer certified questions of law from federal or other state courts.	a	1,249,238 (66%)	654,198 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Bond issue requirements	Authorize municipalities and school districts to issue sinking fund bonds to finance their debt.	a	1,049,473 (54%)	885,424 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property taxes; Public education funding	Repeal the special real-estate tax limit on smaller school districts.	a	994,490 (50%)	982,430 (50%)

1984

See also: New York 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local official term limits	Authorize the legislature to set three- or four-year terms for sheriffs and county clerks.	a	2,118,846 (67%)	1,020,593 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gambling policy	Authorize the legislature to adjust prize-limit restrictions for certain charitable games of chance.	a	1,803,103 (57%)	1,387,489 (43%)

1983

See also: New York 1983 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local government finance and taxes; Utility policy	Permit the exclusion of sewage‐facility debt from local constitutional debt limits for obligations contracted between 1962 and 1994.	a	1,344,794 (52%)	1,241,760 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Banking policy	Remove constitutional limits on capital stock and trustee interests of savings institutions.	a	1,617,862 (61%)	1,035,645 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State judicial authority; State judiciary oversight	Permit retired judges or justices to continue serving by appointment of the courts’ administrative board.	d	1,144,573 (44%)	1,466,970 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judicial authority	Permit family court judges to be temporarily assigned to the supreme court in their home judicial department.	a	1,593,114 (62%)	990,426 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Public land policy; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Authorize the exchange of ten acres of state land and buildings for two hundred acres of wild forest land to preserve historic structures.	a	1,602,228 (63%)	951,970 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	State judicial authority	Increase the New York City Civil Court's jurisdiction over lawsuits involving claims from $10,000 to $25,000	d	1,314,754 (44%)	1,645,322 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Land use and development policy	Authorize local governments to carry out public improvements and redevelopment projects.	a	1,387,876 (56%)	1,095,199 (44%)
BI	Proposal 1	Public transportation; Bond issues	Authoruze $1.25 billion in state bonds to renew and improve transportation infrastructure.	a	1,720,559 (53%)	1,521,386 (47%)

1981

See also: New York 1981 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	Increase the state's bond guarantee limit from $150 million to $300 million for financing facilities that improve employment opportunities.	a	1,488,529 (60%)	973,704 (40%)
BI	Proposal 1	Prison and jail funding; Bond issues	Authorize $500 million in state debt to fund acquiring, constructing, rehabilitating, and equipping correctional facilities in New York.	d	1,272,672 (50%)	1,286,371 (50%)

1979

See also: New York 1979 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public economic investment policy	Increase the state loan guarantee limit for the Job Development Authority to finance industrial or manufacturing projects.	d	1,149,429 (47%)	1,277,476 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Public land policy	Allow land exchanges in the state forest preserve for equal acreage in Hamilton County.	a	1,203,753 (51%)	1,170,181 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Tax and revenue administration; State legislative processes and sessions	Allow the legislature to incorporate federal tax laws into state tax law by reference without restating them in full.	d	1,009,232 (43%)	1,327,008 (57%)
BI	Proposal 1	Public transportation; Bond issues; Energy conservation and efficiency	Authorize $500 million in state bonds for transportation improvements to promote energy conservation.	a	1,491,964 (55%)	1,201,530 (45%)

1977

See also: New York 1977 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary structure; State judicial selection	Create a judicial nominating commission and establish its process for selecting Court of Appeals judges.	a	1,508,258 (53%)	1,311,621 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary structure	Provide for the reorganization and governance of the administration of the Unified Court System.	d	1,551,190 (58%)	1,123,636 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judiciary oversight	Establish a commission on judicial conduct and authorizing admonition, censure, removal or retirement of judges and justices.	a	1,729,357 (64%)	961,989 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State judicial authority	Expand the jurisdiction of town, village and city courts outside New York City.	d	1,195,211 (47%)	1,323,455 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Public employee retirement funds	Increase pension benefits payable to widows and widowers of state retirees.	a	1,598,758 (57%)	1,200,116 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Public education governance	Provide for the process for filling vacancies on boards of education.	a	1,281,541 (50%)	1,272,654 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	Increase the state’s guarantee cap from $150 million to $300 million for Job Development Authority bonds used to finance nonprofit industrial development.	d	1,239,333 (47%)	1,374,781 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	Authorize a state-chartered public corporation to provide and back loans for business construction, expansion, and equipment to boost job creation across the State.	a	1,399,211 (54%)	1,178,071 (46%)
BI	Proposition 1	Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	Authorize $750 million in state bonds to finance public capital projects aimed at promoting economic development.	d	1,067,589 (38%)	1,714,156 (62%)
ACCQ	Proposition 2	State constitutional conventions	Call a convention to revise and amend the Constitution.	d	1,126,902 (40%)	1,668,137 (60%)

1975

See also: New York 1975 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Sex and gender issues; Constitutional rights	Provide that equality of rights under the law cannot be denied on account of sex	d	1,470,213 (43%)	1,950,993 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary oversight; Ethics rules and commissions; State judiciary structure	Establish a commission on judicial conduct for oversight over judges	a	1,900,262 (63%)	1,110,515 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judiciary structure	Amend Articles 6 and 7 of the state constitution to provide for the administration and financing of the Unified Court System of the State	d	1,424,628 (50%)	1,442,076 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative processes and sessions	Allow the state legislature, by a two-thirds vote, to convene itself for sessions on extraordinary occasions	a	1,491,355 (52%)	1,362,912 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Sewage and stormwater	Allow local governments to take on debt to provide for sewage and storm water facilities	d	1,307,681 (45%)	1,567,534 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Income taxes; Public employee retirement funds	Allow municipalities (excluding New York City) with less than 125,000 inhabitants to exclude taxes on employee contributions to their pension, retirement, and social security liabilities	d	1,133,553 (40%)	1,730,389 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Gambling policy	Allow certain types of gambling for religious, charitable, and non-profit groups	a	1,497,217 (50%)	1,491,943 (50%)
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues; Housing development funding	Authorize the issuance of $250 million in bonds for low-rent housing	d	1,110,419 (36%)	1,964,681 (64%)

1974

See also: New York 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Railways; Bond issues	Authorize $250 million in bonds for the maintenance of the state's railways	a	1,763,022 (65%)	965,623 (35%)

1973

See also: New York 1973 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Debt limits	Exclude certain indebtedness at the county, city, town or village level from January 1, 1962, to January 1, 1983	a	1,720,008 (55%)	1,414,813 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	State judiciary structure	Abolish the Nassau County Court and transfer the judges to the state supreme court.	d	1,224,526 (44%)	1,538,447 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Jury rules; Criminal trials	Let certain persons charged with felonies wave indictment by a grand jury	a	1,652,460 (54%)	1,424,437 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public economic investment policy; Business regulations	Expand the authority of the Legislature to loan state money to a public corporation	a	1,670,032 (53%)	1,458,628 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Salaries of government officials; State judicial authority	Increase the salaries and terms of district court judges	d	1,388,134 (46%)	1,598,920 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Corrections governance	Delete the provision in the Constitution that named the head of the department of correction as chairman of the state commission of correction	a	1,571,065 (55%)	1,309,625 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State judicial authority	Grant the family court jurisdiction over the custody of minors in habeas corpus cases	a	1,926,863 (64%)	1,086,998 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Provide for an increase in the size of land in the Adirondack and Catskill parks	a	1,751,102 (58%)	1,284,585 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Local government organization	Remove the rule that a new county can be formed only when its population is large enough to receive an Assembly seat	d	1,106,284 (39%)	1,755,331 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	State judiciary structure	Authorize a retired judge to carry out the functions of their former court, and allow a retired surrogate judge to fulfill the responsibilities of a Supreme Court justice	d	1,010,357 (34%)	1,953,160 (66%)
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Public transportation	Allow for $3.5 billion in debt for the maintenance of mass transportation	d	1,593,531 (42%)	2,210,907 (58%)

1972

See also: New York 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	County and municipal governance; State legislative authority; State judicial selection; State judiciary structure	Empower the state legislature to direct the election of district attorneys for every county once every three or four years	a	2,478,100 (60%)	1,673,627 (40%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	State constitutional conventions; Constitutional wording changes; State legislative authority	Replace Article XIX of the state constitution to add new processes for passing amendments through the state legislature and constitutional conventions	d	1,546,784 (39%)	2,393,174 (61%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 3	State judiciary structure; Constitutional wording changes	Increase the number of state judicial departments from four to five	d	1,675,316 (42%)	2,286,190 (58%)
BI	Proposition No. 1	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Authorize issuing $1.15 billion in bonds to provide funding for the preservation of the state's environment	a	3,137,048 (67%)	1,545,795 (33%)

1971

See also: New York 1971 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Land use and development policy; State legislative authority	Authorize the state legislature to establish community development programs	d	1,322,065 (35%)	2,414,805 (65%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Sewage and stormwater; Utility policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Debt limits	Extend the ability of counties, cities, towns, or villages to exclude debt accrued from the development of sewage facilities from the debt limit by ten years	d	1,801,271 (49%)	1,876,683 (51%)
BI	Proposition 1	Environment; Bond issues	This proposition allowed for $1.5 billion in state debt for the preservation and improvement of the environment.	d	1,322,065 (35%)	2,414,805 (65%)

1970

See also: New York 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Housing assistance programs	Increase the statewide limit on low‑rent housing and urban renewal subsidies by $20 million	d	1,424,590 (48%)	1,568,936 (52%)

1969

See also: New York 1969 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Healthcare facility funding	Authorize the state or municipalities to lend their money or credit to corporations or associations for hospital and related health-care facilities.	a	2,813,705 (80%)	718,707 (20%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues	Increase the state’s guarantor cap and extend maturity for Job Development Authority bonds and notes.	a	2,286,519 (69%)	1,050,663 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Establish a State Nature and Historical Preserve.	a	2,750,675 (81%)	656,763 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Redistricting policy	Provide for the inclusion of non-citizens in the total population for legislative redistricting.	a	2,229,299 (70%)	960,452 (30%)

1967

See also: New York 1967 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Bond issues; Land use and development policy	Authorize the state to increase its bonds for job development from $50 million to $200 million	d	2,045,499 (46%)	2,388,676 (54%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Athletics and sports; Land use and development policy	Allow the state to build and operate up to 30 miles of ski trails with facilities on specified forest‑preserve slopes	d	1,147,937 (27%)	3,153,389 (73%)
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public transportation; Highways and bridges	Authorize issuing $2.5 billion in bonds for the development of state highways, mass transit, and airport facilities	a	2,795,577 (58%)	2,006,318 (42%)
CCRCA	Question No. 1	State constitution ratification	Adopt a new state constitution	d	1,327,999 (28%)	3,487,513 (72%)

1966

See also: New York 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Bond issues; State legislative authority; Land use and development policy	Increase the maximum principal amount of bonds issued to public corporations for the development of industrial and manufacturing plants from $50 million to $75 million	d	1,854,074 (49%)	1,904,285 (51%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 10	State judiciary structure; State judicial selection; Judicial term limits	Allow the court of appeals to appoint retired judges from the same court to continue serving	d	1,777,447 (50%)	1,783,697 (50%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 11	State judicial selection; State executive powers and duties; State judiciary structure; Judicial term limits	Allow retired justices of the state supreme court that had served as a justice of any appellate court before the age of 70 to be eligible for a temporary appointment to the appellate division by the governor	a	1,801,288 (51%)	1,727,722 (49%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State legislative authority	Authorize the state legislature to loan state funds for projects in any area of the state, instead of just areas where unemployment is a problem	a	2,007,131 (54%)	1,724,243 (46%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Housing development funding; Debt limits	Permit the state legislature to authorize local governments to take on debt for low-income housing projects, up to a limit of two percent of the average full valuation of taxable real estate of the locality	d	1,666,381 (45%)	2,065,195 (55%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State legislative authority; Public assistance programs	Empower the state legislature to provide for the education and support of programs for people with mental disabilities	a	2,960,248 (77%)	907,989 (23%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Public employee retirement funds	Increase the pensions of widows of retired members of a teachers' retirement system of the state or of a subdivision of the state	a	2,228,190 (60%)	1,516,233 (40%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Residency voting requirements	Allow citizens who are 21 years of age or older to vote if they have been a resident of the state and county, city, or village for at least three months prior to an election	a	2,370,919 (64%)	1,354,807 (36%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Public education funding; Gambling policy	Allow the state legislature to authorize, as prescribed by law, the sale of lottery tickets if the proceeds go towards education funding within the state	a	2,464,898 (61%)	1,604,694 (39%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Voter registration	Allow the absentee registration of voters who are unable to appear for personal registration due to work requiring them to be outside of the counties of their residence	a	2,451,854 (67%)	1,202,983 (33%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 9	Property taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public education funding	Empower the Buffalo city school district to have separate taxing and borrowing powers from the City of Buffalo for a minimum of five years	d	1,505,396 (43%)	1,995,523 (57%)
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Land use and development policy	Authorize issuing $200 million in bonds to develop and acquire land for outdoor recreation, such as for parks and historic sites	a	2,402,363 (59%)	1,660,392 (41%)

1965

See also: New York 1965 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 9	Election administration and governance; Public employee retirement funds	Allow the city of New York to increase pension benefits to retired members of department of street cleaning and their widows and dependent children or parents, and provide that elections, except of judicial officers, of city officers, and county officers in any county wholly within a city, except to fill vacancies, shall be held in odd-numbered years	a	1,617,270 (55%)	1,310,803 (45%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State executive powers and duties	Require the governor to submit the executive budget to the state legislature by February 1 in each year following the year fixed by the Constitution for the election of the governor and lieutenant governor, and by the second Tuesday following the first day of the annual meeting of the legislature in other years	a	1,882,387 (62%)	1,170,320 (38%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Judicial term limits	Establish that the term length of justices of town courts cannot be less than four years, starting from the first day of January after their election	d	1,379,294 (46%)	1,622,926 (54%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	State legislative term limits	Increase the term length of state senators and assemblymen from two years to four years, starting in 1966	d	1,221,793 (40%)	1,806,245 (60%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Public assistance programs; State legislative authority	Authorize the state legislature to make provisions for nursing home accommodations for low income individuals	a	1,584,127 (52%)	1,474,130 (48%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Eminent domain policy; Housing development funding	Extend the authority of state and municipalities to make loans and grant power of eminent domain to partnerships, trusts and corporations engaged in providing housing facilities	d	1,215,721 (41%)	1,719,041 (59%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	State legislative processes and sessions	Provide that proposed amendments to the state constitution adopted by the legislature in one session be published for three months prior to the next general election and before the next legislative session	d	1,191,595 (41%)	1,682,195 (59%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	State judiciary oversight; Age limits for officials; State judicial authority; Judicial term limits	Authorize any former judge of the Surrogate's Court in any county within New York city or in Nassau, Suffolk or Westchester counties, as well as to former Court of Appeals Judges and former Supreme Court Justices, to perform the duties of Supreme Court Justices until December 31 of the year when they turn 76 years old	d	1,328,360 (46%)	1,540,430 (54%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Airport infrastructure; Public land policy	Authorize the state to give 28 acres to the town of Arrieta for the development of Piseco airport in exchange for 30 acres for the state	a	1,616,165 (56%)	1,278,375 (44%)
LRCCQ	Proposed Question No. 1	State constitutional conventions	Hold a convention to revise the state constitution	a	1,681,438 (53%)	1,468,431 (47%)
BI	Proposition 1	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Bond issues; Sewage and stormwater	Issue $1 billion in bonds for the development of sewage treatment facilities	a	3,037,370 (81%)	718,398 (19%)
BI	Proposition 2	Bond issues; Housing assistance programs	Increase the maximum aggregate amount of state periodic subsidies by $9 million and issue of $200 million in bonds for slum clearance and low-rent housing	d	1,227,584 (37%)	2,115,134 (63%)
BI	Proposition 3	Bond issues; Housing assistance programs	Increase the maximum aggregate amount of state subsidies for low-rent housing and urban renewal purposes by $13.5 million	d	1,139,715 (35%)	2,127,721 (65%)

1964

See also: New York 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Housing assistance programs	Increase the Legislature’s power to assist housing and urban renewal efforts, improve substandard homes, and allow municipalities to take on debt for these goals	d	1,508,342 (40%)	2,225,760 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative authority	Repeal provision for compensation for taking public property and amended provisions for covering legislative salaries, street railroads, and claims against the state regarding civil service preferences for veterans prior to January 1	a	1,849,292 (52%)	1,710,239 (48%)

1963

See also: New York 1963 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Absentee and mail voting	Allow the legislature to liberalize voting requirements in presidential elections for persons who have recently moved into, within or outside the state and permits wider use of absentee ballots	a	1,962,094 (76%)	618,402 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Salaries of government officials; State executive branch structure	Delete the maximum salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor and provide provisions for succession	a	1,724,497 (71%)	699,447 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Government continuity policy; State legislative authority	Allow the legislature to provide for continuity of state and local governmental operations in periods of emergency caused by enemy attack or disaster	a	2,021,720 (82%)	441,696 (18%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Local government organization	Expand home rule powers for local governments and municipalities	a	1,719,074 (72%)	667,042 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Sewage and stormwater; Debt limits	Permit local governments to exclude the cost of sewage treatment and disposal facilities from their debt limit for an eleven year period	a	1,490,558 (63%)	874,313 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Public employee retirement funds	Grant villages the authority to increase pension benefits to retired members of police and fire departments, as well as their widows and dependent children or parents	a	1,867,020 (76%)	601,340 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Permit the state to convey ten acres of forest preserve land to the village of Saranac Lake for refuse disposal in exchange for thirty acres of true forest land owned by the village	a	1,861,710 (77%)	546,593 (23%)

1962

See also: New York 1962 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative authority	Strengthen the state constitution’s anti-corruption provisions by broadening the definition of bribery involving public officials and permanently barring convicted officials from holding public office	a	1,619,745 (66%)	839,588 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	American Indian issues; Land use and development policy	Repeal outdated provisions dealing with ownership of lands, escheat and Indian lands	a	1,521,201 (64%)	857,022 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Constitutional wording changes	Repeal a military article and replace with a defense article	a	1,626,248 (69%)	746,308 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Redistricting policy	Delete outdated 1894 Senate district boundary descriptions while keeping the apportionment formula unchanged	a	1,507,357 (64%)	845,358 (36%)
BI	Proposition 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Issue a $25 million bond to purchase open lands for parks, conservation and recreation	a	1,786,496 (67%)	889,924 (33%)

1961

See also: New York 1961 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes; State judiciary structure	Reorganize the state court system	a	2,303,446 (82%)	507,211 (18%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative authority; Administrative powers and rulemaking; State executive powers and duties	Restrict the number and flexibility of civil departments while expanding the governor’s and legislature’s authority over their organization and functions	a	1,858,351 (73%)	700,873 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Railways; Balanced budget requirements	Authorized no more than $100 million for the Port Authority of New York for the purchase and lease of railroad commuter cars	a	1,608,405 (62%)	974,079 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Balanced budget requirements; Public economic investment policy	Authorize loans not exceeding $50 million to non-profit corporations for industrial and manufacturing plants to provide increased employment in areas of need	a	1,549,726 (62%)	954,203 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Debt limits	Authorize a state debt for two or more specific purposes in event of a general economic recession	d	1,166,894 (48%)	1,262,080 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Balanced budget requirements; Higher education funding	Authorize state liability for no more than $500 million for the construction of buildings and other improvements at higher education institutions	d	1,278,992 (47%)	1,440,450 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Public land policy; Highways and bridges	Grant the use of Hamilton County forest preserve lands for highway relocation	d	1,021,765 (41%)	1,453,392 (59%)

1960

See also: New York 1960 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Authorize a state debt of $75 million to acquire more open lands for recreational and conservation purposes	a	2,390,585 (73%)	889,234 (27%)

1959

See also: New York 1959 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Vehicle and driver regulations; Administrative organization	Establish a Department of Motor Vehicles in the state government	a	1,869,500 (67%)	911,609 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Highways and bridges; Public land policy	Permit for no more than 300 acres of state forest preserve land to be used for the construction and maintenance of the Northway interstate highway	a	1,621,428 (56%)	1,261,769 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administrative powers and rulemaking	Remove public officials from office for five years who refuse to waive immunity or answer questions when called before a grand jury about their official conduct	a	1,907,659 (72%)	738,540 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Bond issues; Public education funding	Permit New York City to issue $500 million in bonds for school construction outside its debt limit	d	1,248,208 (43%)	1,638,353 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Primary election systems	Permit legislature to provide for the elimination of primary elections where there is no contest	a	1,544,635 (61%)	1,000,435 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State legislative authority	Empower the legislature to lease or transfer the state's barge canal system to the federal government for inclusion into the national system of inland waterways	a	1,505,107 (57%)	1,125,082 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Public employee retirement funds	Increase pension benefits for certain police and fire department employees or their dependents	a	1,909,448 (70%)	829,642 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	State legislative authority; Income taxes	Allow the Legislature to provide definition of income for income tax purposes by reference to federal laws	a	1,616,812 (63%)	939,003 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Local government finance and taxes; Local government organization	Authorize multiple municipalities to jointly provide services and facilities, take on shared or separate debt for those projects, and raise taxes or fees to support them	a	1,648,447 (65%)	904,202 (35%)

1958

See also: New York 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government organization	Grant the choice to create and amend alternative forms of government to counties outside of the City of New York power within the limitations of the Legislature	a	1,606,777 (67%)	782,133 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Housing assistance programs; Bond issues	Extend time of payment of notes or obligations for money borrowed in anticipation of the sale of bonds authorized for housing purposes	a	1,309,103 (56%)	1,040,784 (44%)
BI	Proposition 1	Housing development funding; Debt limits	Create a $100 million state debt for slum clearance and low-rent housing	a	1,187,034 (51%)	1,140,848 (49%)
BI	Proposition 2	Housing development funding; Debt limits	Issue $100 million in loans to limited-profit housing companies	a	1,156,093 (50%)	1,133,936 (50%)

1957

See also: New York 1957 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government finance and taxes; Higher education funding	Authorize a $250 million state debt for expansion of the state university	a	1,895,896 (70%)	805,251 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Housing development funding	Provide for a method of amortization of state loans for public or limited-profit housing	a	1,612,471 (64%)	916,771 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gambling policy	Authorized the conduct of bingo games by certain organizations under state regulation and local government supervision	a	1,818,353 (61%)	1,175,820 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Debt limits; Housing development funding	Excluded liability for certain state housing loans in ensuring debt-incurring power of towns and villages for housing purposes	a	1,497,237 (62%)	931,047 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Authorize the dedication, use, sale, exchange or other disposition of certain state forest preserve lands	a	1,551,982 (61%)	972,118 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Public land policy; Highways and bridges; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Permit the limited use of forest preserve lands for state highway purposes	a	1,725,735 (69%)	791,744 (31%)
LRCA	Question 1	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to amend the constitution	d	1,242,568 (48%)	1,368,063 (52%)

1955

See also: New York 1955 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Bond issues; Transportation	This amendment would have authorized the "legislature to provide for the issuance of state bonds, not exceeding $750,000,000, for state highway and grade crossing elimination purposes."	d	1,139,002 (43%)	1,493,308 (57%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 10	State judiciary	This amendment was related to the "appointment of temporary justices and judges, in case of temporary illness or disability of the incumbent."	d	822,693 (43%)	1,073,103 (57%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Housing	This amendment was related to the "limit for authorization of periodic subsidies by the state for low rent publicly assisted housing."	a	1,139,185 (53%)	1,011,424 (47%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Absentee and mail voting	This amendment was related to absentee registration and voting.	a	1,172,556 (56%)	923,855 (44%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Administration of government	This amendment was related to the "powers and duties of the comptroller respecting the taxation and assessment of real estate."	a	1,077,914 (54%)	918,978 (46%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment was related to the "indebtedness contracted for sewer purposes."	d	818,551 (41%)	1,175,343 (59%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Public economic investment policy	This amendment was related to the "powers of public corporations and improvement districts to provide for the conveyance, treatment and disposal of sewage and for drainage purposes and to contract indebtedness for such purposes."	a	1,163,800 (59%)	803,884 (41%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Public land policy	This amendment would have authorized the "use of certain state owned forest preserve lands for the construction and operation of Panther Mountain reservoir to regulate the flow of Moose and Black rivers."	d	613,927 (27%)	1,622,196 (73%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	State judiciary; Administration of government	This amendment was related to the "holding of any other public office by judges, justices or surrogates."	a	1,078,167 (56%)	849,029 (44%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 9	State judiciary	This amendment was related to the "appointment of temporary judges of county courts in counties outside the city of New York, in case of the temporary illness or disability of the incumbent."	d	824,424 (43%)	1,093,048 (57%)

1953

See also: New York 1953 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State judiciary	This amendment temporary assigned "justices or judges to terms of courts within the city of New York."	a	995,128 (78%)	276,700 (22%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State judiciary	This amendment increased the monetary civil jurisdiction from $3,000 to $6,000 for county courts outside New York City.	a	1,141,754 (75%)	376,815 (25%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	State executive official measures; Elections and campaigns	This amendment called for the joint election of the governor and lieutenant governor of the state. It also provided for the legislature to fill vacancies in those two offices.	a	844,310 (56%)	663,471 (44%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Water	This amendment related to local indebtedness for water supply. It granted powers to the legislature to deal with "public corporations and improvement districts concerning excess supply of water."	d	56,798 (12%)	431,766 (88%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Salaries of government officials	This amendment authorized the legislature to fix the salary of the governor, by joint resolution to a $50,000 maximum.	a	1,016,430 (65%)	538,529 (35%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Salaries of government officials	This amendment authorized the legislature to fix the salary of the lieutenant governor, by joint resolution to a $20,000 maximum.	a	1,011,359 (66%)	531,632 (34%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment related to the power of "counties, cities, towns, villages and certain school districts to contract indebtedness and to raise taxes on real estate."	a	989,741 (65%)	524,193 (35%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Taxes; Housing	This amendment related to the constitutional limitation on the "amount to be raised by the city of New York, and counties therein, by tax on real estate."	a	947,531 (63%)	560,023 (37%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 9	State legislative authority; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	This amendment was related to the removal of legislature power "to provide for use of portions of forest preserve for the construction of reservoirs to regulate the flow of streams."	a	1,002,462 (59%)	697,270 (41%)

1951

See also: New York 1951 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Military service policy; Absentee and mail voting	This amendment was related to the "absentee voting privileges of electors in military service and certain members of their immediate families."	a	1,695,034 (90%)	193,223 (10%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Elections and campaigns; Military service policy	This amendment was related to the exemption "requirement of personal registration voters in military service, inmates of certain veterans' bureau hospitals and certain members of their immediate families."	a	1,584,025 (88%)	217,601 (12%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Public employee retirement funds	This amendment empowered the legislature "to increase pensions of members of retirement system of the state or of any subdivision."	a	1,392,034 (75%)	471,148 (25%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Bond issues	This amendment empowered the legislature "by law to make the state liable for bonded indebtedness of a public corporation created to construct state thruways." It also authorized the "use of state canal lands and properties by such corporation."	a	1,563,044 (81%)	366,767 (19%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	State judiciary	This amendment provided for "appeals to court of appeals, by permission, from non-final orders in proceedings by or against public officers."	a	1,357,821 (83%)	278,959 (17%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment restricted the "powers of counties, cities, towns, villages and certain school districts to contract indebtedness and to impose taxes upon real estate."	a	1,297,378 (74%)	461,611 (26%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	State judiciary	This amendment increased the "monetary jurisdiction of the city court of the city of New York."	a	1,320,299 (80%)	325,476 (20%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	State judiciary	This amendment permitted "judges of the court of appeals and justices of the supreme court to serve in the armed forces of the United States or state of New York."	a	1,343,294 (79%)	348,584 (21%)

1949

See also: New York 1949 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Administration of government	This amendment authorized the "lieutenant-governor-elect to serve as governor in event of death of governor-elect before assuming office."	a	1,796,852 (80%)	452,419 (20%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Veterans policy	This amendment authorized the "payment of war bonus to members of armed forces from New York state whether or not resident of state at time of application."	a	1,633,560 (72%)	633,569 (28%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	State judiciary	This amendment established "court of claims as constitutional court of record."	a	1,479,971 (71%)	616,707 (29%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State judiciary; Administration of government	This amendment provided for further penalty for a public officer that refuses to waive immunity or give testimony.	a	1,611,049 (77%)	471,724 (23%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Veterans policy; Civil service	This amendment related to "revising veterans' preference in civil service employment."	a	1,592,483 (59%)	1,090,977 (41%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Housing	This amendment extended to "to certain villages -- 5,000 or more inhabitants -- certain powers of cities in relation to indebtedness for low rent housing."	a	1,441,214 (70%)	627,479 (30%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment changed the "power of counties, cities, towns and villages to contract indebtedness; excluding from New York city debt limit $150,000,000 for city hospitals."	a	1,435,575 (71%)	590,332 (29%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Taxes; Housing	This amendment changed the "limitations upon the amount of real estate taxes which may be levied by counties, cities, villages and certain school districts."	a	1,364,859 (69%)	602,855 (31%)
BI	Proposition 1	Housing; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This bond issue created "a state debt in the aggregate amount of $300,000,000 for the purpose of making loans to cities, town, villages and authorities for slum clearance and low-rent purposes under and pursuant to article 18 of the Constitution and the Public Housing law."	a	1,112,494 (61%)	717,411 (39%)

1947

See also: New York 1947 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Veterans policy	This amendment authorized the legislature to create a state debt for payments to veterans of the armed forces from New York.	a	2,221,800 (73%)	805,826 (27%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Absentee and mail voting	This amendment permitted "more extensive use of absentee ballots."	a	1,848,701 (76%)	573,050 (24%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Salaries of government officials	This amendment permitted members of the legislature to receive a fixed salary by law It also deleted a provision of Constitution that fixed the annual salary at legislators at $2,500.	a	1,431,636 (61%)	901,023 (39%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State judiciary	This amendment related to the "removal or retirement of judicial officers by the court on the judiciary."	a	1,572,256 (68%)	749,020 (32%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	State judiciary	This amendment created another judicial district out of a second judicial district.	a	1,181,559 (54%)	1,009,223 (46%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Athletics and sports; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	The measure allowed for the construction and maintenance of ski trails on Gore Mountain and Belleayre Mountain in the Catskill Mountains. The amendment received 1,431,526 "yes" votes, but the number of "no" is not known.	a
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Housing	This proposition issued a $135,000,000 bond for slum clearance and public housing.	a	1,515,403 (71%)	633,868 (29%)
BI	Proposition 2	Housing	This proposition increased from $9,000,000 to $13,000,000 aggregate payments for subsidies for public housing projects.	a	1,439,187 (70%)	627,198 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Housing	This proposition increased from "$1,000,000 to $1,500,000 the maximum aggregate payments for periodic subsidies in housing projects for one year."	a	1,429,548 (69%)	630,862 (31%)

1945

See also: New York 1945 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Administration of government	This amendment would have required that the "governor and lieutenant-governor be chosen jointly."	d	475,912 (49%)	485,534 (51%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Administration of government	This amendment prescribed a procedure "in filling vacancies in the offices of governor and lieutenant-governor and the performance of the duties of such offices by others in certain cases."	a	575,740 (64%)	324,258 (36%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Elections and campaigns	This amendment removed the disqualification of "votes of certain electors of a nonpersonal election district after removal within thirty days preceding an election from one election district to another in the same county."	a	458,749 (52%)	416,474 (48%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Redistricting policy	This amendment provided that "towns with certain population ratios may be divided in creation of senate and assembly districts."	a	613,373 (70%)	264,296 (30%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	County and municipal governance	This amendment permitted "two-thirds of the members of a county governing body to request enactment of special or local laws by the legislature without approval of county executive officer."	a	608,296 (71%)	246,141 (29%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Veterans policy; Civil service	This amendment gave "disabled veterans preference in civil service appointments and promotions and extending until December 31, 1950, the same preference to non-disabled veterans."	a	621,436 (51%)	587,217 (49%)

1943

See also: New York 1943 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Administration of government	This amendment established a department of commerce in the state government.	a	600,495 (72%)	239,222 (28%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Taxes	This amendment authorized the legislature "to establish a fund or funds for tax revenue stabilization reserves, and regulating payments thereto, and withdrawals therefrom."	a	558,726 (69%)	246,011 (31%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Redistricting policy	This amendment was related to the "creation of assembly districts in counties to which have been apportioned a greater number of assemblymen than the number of towns in such county."	d	385,025 (50%)	387,496 (50%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Elections and campaigns	This amendment changed the residence requirement for voting purposes. It required a four month residence for voters in counties, cities or villages.	a	599,330 (73%)	220,812 (27%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Elections and campaigns; State legislatures measures	This amendment was related to the "residence requirements for election to the senate or assembly at the first election next ensuing after readjustment or alteration of the districts."	a	566,149 (73%)	212,320 (27%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	State judiciary	This amendment was related to the "jurisdiction of the court of appeals and the regulation of appeals to that court."	a	571,574 (73%)	207,888 (27%)

1941

See also: New York 1941 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Bond issues; Transportation	This amendment authorized the "diversion of $60,000,000 railroad grade crossing elimination bonds for construction and reconstruction of state highways and parkways."	a	936,279 (60%)	629,313 (40%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State legislatures measures; Administration of government	This amendment would have provided four-year terms to state senators.	d	588,894 (41%)	860,684 (59%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Constitutional wording changes	This amendment was related to the validity of proposed constitutional amendments.	a	776,385 (58%)	558,638 (42%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Athletics and sports; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	This amendment permitted the "construction of ski trails on slopes of Whiteface Mountain."	a	740,506 (50%)	730,562 (50%)

1939

See also: New York 1939 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Gambling policy	This amendment permitted "pari-mutuel betting on horse races."	a	1,225,495 (67%)	594,811 (33%)

1938

See also: New York 1938 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Amendment 7	Proportional representation	Prohibit a system of proportional representation in New York	d	627,123 (29%)	1,554,404 (71%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State constitutional conventions	This amendment was submitted by the constitutional convention.	a	1,521,036 (54%)	1,301,797 (46%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State constitutional conventions; Administration of government	This amendment was submitted by the constitutional convention. It would have repealed Sections 2 to 5 of Article 3 of the state Constitution and substituted new sections on "legislative apportionment and increasing term of senators from two to four years."	d	848,367 (37%)	1,425,344 (63%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Transportation; State constitutional conventions	This amendment was submitted by the constitutional convention. It eliminated railroad grade crossings.	a	1,561,846 (64%)	895,382 (36%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State constitutional conventions; Housing	This amendment was submitted by the constitutional convention. It related to low rent housing and slum clearance and authorized the "contracting of state debt up to $300,000,000 for loans, the expanding of the debt limit of cities by 2 per cent, and authorizing the granting of subsidies."	a	1,686,056 (64%)	936,279 (36%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	State constitutional conventions; State judiciary	This amendment was submitted by the constitutional convention. It would have amended a judiciary article.	d	641,332 (29%)	1,550,653 (71%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Public works labor and contracting	This amendment was submitted by the constitutional convention. It related to the "rights of labor and fixing the hours and prevailing rate of wages on public works."	a	1,869,883 (67%)	940,770 (33%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	State constitutional conventions; Public assistance programs	This amendment was submitted by the constitutional convention. This amendment permitted the "use of state money and credit for social welfare, including provision, by insurance or otherwise, against the hazards of unemployment, sickness and old age."	a	1,902,075 (67%)	943,296 (33%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 9	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Transportation	This amendment was submitted by the constitutional convention. It excluded $315 million from the debt limit of NYC for the unification of transit facilities.	a	1,407,056 (60%)	935,744 (40%)

1937

See also: New York 1937 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Administration of government; State executive official measures	This amendment increased the "term of office of governor and lieutenant governor from two years to four years."	a	842,980 (63%)	503,656 (37%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Administration of government	This amendment increased the term of office for Assembly members from one year to two years.	a	856,818 (65%)	463,074 (35%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Jury rules; Criminal trials	This amendment permitted "defendants in all criminal cases, except those in which the crime charged may be punishable by death, to waive trial by jury."	a	721,540 (57%)	550,297 (43%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Local official term limits	This amendment removed the "provision which made sheriffs ineligible for the next term after the termination of their offices."	a	697,007 (53%)	610,515 (47%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	State judiciary	This amendment would have prescribed the "jurisdiction and powers of the city court of the city of New York."	d	551,569 (46%)	636,938 (54%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	State judiciary	This amendment would have prescribed the "jurisdiction and powers of the municipal court of the city of New York."	d	538,312 (45%)	649,769 (55%)
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues	This measures issued a bond for $40 million for the construction of buildings for state hospitals for the insane, state charitable and correctional institutions.	a	756,843 (63%)	444,527 (37%)

1936

See also: New York 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State constitutional conventions	This amendment called for a constitutional convention to amend the state Constitution.	a	1,413,604 (54%)	1,190,275 (46%)
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues	This measure issued a $30 million bond for unemployment relief funds from 11/15/36 through 2/15/38.	a	1,578,519 (67%)	788,512 (33%)

1935

See also: New York 1935 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Administration of government		a	1,288,297 (72%)	499,332 (28%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Civil trials; Jury rules	This amendment was related to "non-unanimous jury verdicts in civil cases."	a	1,150,687 (71%)	480,340 (29%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Banking policy	This amendment was related to the "liability of stockholders of banks."	a	1,086,701 (67%)	538,442 (33%)
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues	This measure issued a $55 million bond for emergency relief from 11/15/35 through 2/15/37.	a	1,204,698 (69%)	534,107 (31%)

1933

See also: New York 1933 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Property	This amendment related to compensation of private property when it is taken by New York City.	a	1,113,371 (72%)	443,326 (28%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Civil service; Veterans policy	This amendment would have extended "civil service preference to disabled veterans who were residents but not citizens of this state at time of entrance into military or naval service."	d	755,675 (45%)	939,036 (55%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Public land policy; Transportation	The measure allowed for the construction of a road from Indian Lake to Speculator on state Forest Preserve land.	a	1,099,399 (69%)	492,424 (31%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Transportation	This amendment was related to the "sale or disposition of barge terminal canal lands in New York city."	a	1,109,388 (72%)	425,378 (28%)
BI	Proposition 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This measure created a $60 million state debt for temporary emergency relief.	a	1,669,801 (84%)	306,341 (16%)

1932

See also: New York 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Public land policy; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	This amendment would have used forest preserve land for lodges, hotels, and recreational facilities.	d	693,542 (34%)	1,326,599 (66%)
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues	This measure issued a $30 million state bond for temporary emergency relief.	a	1,780,502 (79%)	473,365 (21%)

1931

See also: New York 1931 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Redistricting policy	This amendment abolished the state census and begun the use of the federal census as a "basis for formation of senatorial and assembly districts."	a	924,228 (73%)	335,206 (27%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State legislatures measures	This amendment would have permitted "legislators to receive civil appointments during their legislative terms."	d	424,522 (38%)	700,177 (62%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Parks, land, and natural area conservation	This amendment was related to the eleven year reforestation program.	a	778,192 (58%)	554,550 (42%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State judiciary; State legislatures measures	This amendment would have permitted the "legislature to divide the second judicial district and create a new district."	d	504,737 (47%)	578,445 (53%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Administrative organization; Public assistance programs	This amendment changed the "the title of the state department of charities to the state department of social welfare."	a	812,545 (69%)	365,804 (31%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Taxes	This amendment would have authorized "Westchester county to adopt a system of assessment for taxation purposes."	d	497,616 (47%)	552,559 (53%)

1929

See also: New York 1929 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Civil service; Veterans policy	This amendment was related to "civil service preference to veterans."	a	1,071,517 (73%)	404,454 (27%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Absentee and mail voting	This amendment was related to the absentee voting privilege of inmates of veterans' bureau hospitals.	a	1,119,164 (81%)	256,664 (19%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	County and municipal governance; State legislatures measures	This amendment limited the power of legislature "relative to Nassau and Westchester county laws."	a	818,497 (71%)	327,904 (29%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment related to the state debt that the state can contract to suppress forest fires.	a	959,454 (75%)	313,512 (25%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	State judiciary	This amendment related to the transfer of criminal jurisdiction of justices of the peace.	a	889,689 (74%)	312,622 (26%)

1927

See also: New York 1927 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes; State executive official measures	This amendment related to a new article, Article 4-A, on the executive budget.	a	1,291,990 (74%)	446,107 (26%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This article was related to the city debt limit.	a	961,632 (55%)	799,867 (45%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Transportation	This article was related to the elimination of railroad grade crossings and how its cost included counties.	a	1,339,332 (77%)	397,205 (23%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Salaries of government officials	This amendment increased the salaries of legislators, the governor and lieutenant-governor.	a	1,073,802 (61%)	683,999 (39%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	State executive official measures; Administration of government	This amendment was related to the head of the executive department.	a	1,197,931 (71%)	488,095 (29%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	State legislative term limits; Executive official term limits	This amendment would have changed the term of senators to four-years, assemblyman to two-years and the governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller and attorney-general to four-year terms.	d	578,863 (32%)	1,256,157 (68%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Public land policy; Transportation	This amendment was related to the construction of a highway on forest preserve land.	a	1,082,864 (64%)	602,395 (36%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Public land policy	This amendment was related to the "condemnation of land by counties."	a	1,085,441 (67%)	533,705 (33%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 9	Land use and development policy	This amendment was related to the "annexation of territory by cities."	a	1,144,872 (68%)	527,388 (32%)

1925

See also: New York 1925 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Bond issues	This amendment was related to a bond issue for the construction of public buildings.	a	960,385 (51%)	937,990 (49%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Bond issues	This amendment was related to a bond issue for the elimination of railroad grade crossings.	a	1,032,109 (55%)	859,702 (45%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Administration of government	This amendment was related to the reorganization of state departments.	a	1,048,087 (57%)	775,768 (43%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State judiciary	This amendment was related to the organization of the state judicial system.	a	1,090,632 (61%)	711,018 (39%)

1924

See also: New York 1924 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Proposition 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	This measure issued a state bond of $15 million for the improvement of state parks and for the establishment of new state parks.	a	1,542,928 (73%)	556,920 (27%)

1923

See also: New York 1923 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Veterans policy	This amendment was related to a bonus that was given to "soldiers, sailors and marines of the World War."	a	1,072,112 (61%)	689,885 (39%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Administration of government	This amendment was related to the home rule of cities.	a	957,108 (65%)	510,947 (35%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Water	This amendment was related to "water power development in the forest preserve."	d	470,251 (33%)	965,777 (67%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment was related to the "debt limitation of a city or county."	d	608,684 (48%)	671,141 (52%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Absentee and mail voting	This amendment was related to the extension of absentee voting to inmates, soldiers and sailors.	a	1,019,077 (71%)	423,497 (29%)
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues	This measure issued a state bond of $50 million to construct buildings for institutions for care, support, instruction and training of wards of the State.	a	1,105,999 (73%)	398,811 (27%)

1922

See also: New York 1922 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State judiciary	This amendment was related to increasing the salary of judges on the court of appeals.	d	572,502 (39%)	891,980 (61%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	819,628 (60%)	554,654 (40%)

1921

See also: New York 1921 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Veterans policy; Civil service	This amendment related to civil service preference for veterans.	d	699,697 (39%)	1,090,418 (61%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Salaries of government officials	This amendment would have increased the salaries of legislators.	d	556,560 (35%)	1,027,624 (65%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	This amendment was related to voting qualifications and literacy.	a	896,355 (59%)	632,144 (41%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	County and municipal governance	This amendment established "governing bodies in Nassau and Westchester counties."	a	655,506 (51%)	640,701 (49%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	State judiciary	This amendment established "children courts and courts of domestic relations."	a	930,929 (63%)	537,610 (37%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Water	This amendment approved the disposition of a portion of the Erie canal.	a	800,487 (59%)	555,926 (41%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Water	This amendment approved the disposition of a portion of the Erie canal.	a	781,665 (59%)	552,994 (41%)

1920

See also: New York 1920 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This measure amended sections 2, 4, 5, 11 and 12 of Article 7 of the state constitution. It was related to state indebtedness.	a	1,117,546 (64%)	630,265 (36%)

1919

See also: New York 1919 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Water	This amendment was related to drainage.	a	718,497 (55%)	590,235 (45%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Absentee and mail voting	This amendment was related to absentee voting.	a	791,860 (60%)	534,452 (40%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Salaries of government officials	This amendment would have increased the salary of the House speaker and legislators.	d	625,897 (48%)	680,945 (52%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Salaries of government officials; State judiciary	This amendment would have increased the salary of judges on the court of appeals.	d	608,244 (47%)	690,131 (53%)

1918

See also: New York 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment was related to the contraction of state debts.	a	780,099 (73%)	285,977 (27%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Public land policy	The measure allowed for the construction of a highway from Saranac Lake to Long Lake to Old Forge.	a	756,894 (69%)	337,257 (31%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Water	This amendment authorizes "the sale or lease of a portion of the Erie Canal."	a	722,235 (70%)	310,992 (30%)

1917

See also: New York 1917 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	a	703,129 (54%)	600,776 (46%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment was related to the city debt limit.	a	591,728 (58%)	420,303 (42%)

1916

See also: New York 1916 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State constitutional conventions	This amendment would have called a constitutional convention to amend the constitution.	d	506,563 (43%)	658,269 (57%)
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	This measure issued a $10 million bond for the acquisition of land for state park purposes.	a	653,129 (57%)	501,514 (43%)

1915

See also: New York 1915 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 2	Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues	Provide for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	553,348 (43%)	748,332 (57%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State constitution ratification	The measure would have authorized a new state constitution.	d	400,423 (31%)	910,462 (69%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment was related to state debt.	d	430,423 (37%)	725,784 (63%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State legislatures measures	This amendment was related to legislative apportionment.	d	371,588 (29%)	891,337 (71%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Taxes		d	346,922 (27%)	924,571 (73%)

1914

See also: New York 1914 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State constitutional conventions	This amendment called for a constitutional convention to revise the constitution.	a	153,322 (50%)	151,969 (50%)

1913

See also: New York 1913 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Property	This amendment gives "compensation on private property taken for public use."	a	424,928 (61%)	270,467 (39%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Constitutional wording changes		a	510,914 (72%)	194,497 (28%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	State judiciary	This amendment increased the number of county judges.	a	389,971 (60%)	255,539 (40%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Water		a	486,264 (72%)	187,290 (28%)

1911

See also: New York 1911 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Salaries of government officials	This amendment would have increased the salaries of legislators.	d	262,490 (39%)	414,404 (61%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State judiciary	This amendment was related to "certain powers of justices of the appellate division."	d	267,194 (43%)	352,830 (57%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	State judiciary	This amendment was related to "additional county judges for Kings county."	d	247,764 (41%)	360,859 (59%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Property		d	254,095 (42%)	357,881 (58%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Salaries of government officials	This amendment would have increased the salary of the governor.	d	252,791 (40%)	376,455 (60%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Administration of government		d	282,893 (47%)	324,465 (53%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Property	This amendment was related to "compensation of private property taken for public use."	d	274,846 (46%)	322,782 (54%)

1910

See also: New York 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State judiciary	This amendment would have increased the salaries of judges.	d	332,300 (50%)	332,592 (50%)

1909

See also: New York 1909 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Administration of government		a	253,774 (53%)	223,331 (47%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Salaries of government officials; State judiciary	This amendment was related to salaries of Supreme Court Justices.	a	278,415 (53%)	249,576 (47%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Administration of government	This amendment was related to the rate of interest on debts.	a	279,352 (56%)	216,541 (44%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment was related to "limiting indebtedness of cities."	a	290,795 (58%)	207,781 (42%)

1907

See also: New York 1907 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	352,905 (72%)	137,721 (28%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Administration of government	a	309,159 (71%)	123,919 (29%)

1905

See also: New York 1905 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	363,117 (74%)	129,424 (26%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	307,768 (70%)	134,773 (30%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	State judiciary	a	297,893 (69%)	133,999 (31%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Administration of government	a	338,570 (72%)	133,606 (28%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Transportation	a	383,188 (77%)	117,181 (23%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	293,552 (70%)	127,364 (30%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	State judiciary	a	288,227 (70%)	125,649 (30%)

1901

See also: New York 1901 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes	This measure amended section 18 of article 3 of the constitution.	a	354,881 (53%)	309,245 (47%)

1899

See also: New York 1899 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Administration of government	This measure amended section 26 of article 3 of the constitution on the boards of supervisors.	a	325,182 (69%)	144,667 (31%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State judiciary	This amendment was related to the "temporary designation of justices to the appellate division."	a	283,880 (67%)	137,408 (33%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	State judiciary		a	279,469 (68%)	132,064 (32%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	315,475 (68%)	145,450 (32%)

1896

See also: New York 1896 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Forestry and timber	The measure would have allowed timber production on state lands.	d	321,486 (31%)	710,505 (69%)

1894

See also: New York 1894 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes	The measure ratified the state's fourth constitution, the Constitution of 1894.	a	410,697 (56%)	327,402 (44%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State legislatures measures		a	404,335 (54%)	350,625 (46%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Water		a	442,998 (57%)	327,645 (43%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State judiciary	This amendment was related to county judges and court of sessions in Kings County.	a	391,350 (54%)	332,505 (46%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	State judiciary		a	395,233 (54%)	341,713 (46%)

1892

See also: New York 1892 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State legislatures measures	This amendment was related to the powers of both chambers of the legislature.	d	174,678 (49%)	180,030 (51%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State judiciary		d	161,759 (45%)	198,110 (55%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Mineral resources; Public land policy		d	170,765 (50%)	171,442 (50%)

1888

See also: New York 1888 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes	This amendment was related to a proposed amendment to section 6, article 6 of the constitution.	a	498,114 (90%)	55,822 (10%)

1886

See also: New York 1886 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State constitutional conventions	This amendment called for a constitutional convention to revise and amend the constitution.	a	574,993 (95%)	30,766 (5%)

1884

See also: New York 1884 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes	This amendment was related to a proposed amendment to section 11, article 8 of the constitution.	a	499,661 (98%)	9,661 (2%)

1882

See also: New York 1882 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to section 3 of article 7 of the constitution.	a	486,105 (75%)	163,151 (25%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to article 6 of the constitution.	a	248,784 (77%)	75,644 (23%)

1880

See also: New York 1880 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to sections 12 and 13 of article 6 of the constitution.	a	221,903 (67%)	111,225 (33%)

1879

See also: New York 1879 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to section 6 of article 6 of the constitution.	a	95,331 (79%)	25,578 (21%)

1876

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November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes	This measure related to an amendment to section 3 of article 5 of the constitution.	a	533,151 (87%)	81,832 (13%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to section 4 of article 5 of the constitution.	a	530,226 (87%)	80,358 (13%)

1874

See also: New York 1874 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to article 2 of the constitution.	a	357,635 (67%)	177,033 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to a new article 15 to the constitution.	a	351,693 (66%)	177,923 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to a new article 16 to the constitution.	a	446,883 (84%)	85,758 (16%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to sections 1 through 8 of article 3 of the constitution.	a	325,904 (61%)	206,029 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to section 17 through 25 of article 3 of the constitution.	a	435,313 (82%)	98,050 (18%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to article 4 of the constitution.	a	336,197 (63%)	196,125 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to article 7 of the constitution.	a	428,190 (80%)	104,139 (20%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to sections 4 and 11 of article 8 of the constitution.	a	337,891 (63%)	194,234 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to section 10 of article 8 of the constitution.	a	336,237 (63%)	195,047 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to article 10 of the constitution.	a	335,548 (63%)	194,333 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Constitutional wording changes	This measure was related to an amendment to article 12 of the constitution.	a	352,514 (66%)	179,365 (34%)

1873

See also: New York 1873 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary	This amendment was related to the appointment of judges from the court of appeals to the supreme court.	d	115,337 (26%)	319,979 (74%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	This amendment was related to the appointment of county and city court judges.	d	110,725 (26%)	319,660 (74%)

1872

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November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary	This amendment was related to the commission of appeals.	a	176,038 (95%)	9,196 (5%)

1869

See also: New York 1869 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State constitution ratification	The measure would have authorized a new state constitution.	d	223,935 (44%)	290,456 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary		a	247,240 (51%)	240,442 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes; Property	This amendment was related to the "uniform rule of assessment and taxation of real and personal property."	d	183,812 (40%)	272,260 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Property	This amendment was related to the "property qualification for colored men."	a	282,403 (53%)	249,802 (47%)

1866

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Amendment 1	State constitutional conventions	This amendment called for a constitutional convention to revise the constitution.	a	352,854 (58%)	256,364 (42%)

1864

See also: New York 1864 ballot measures

March 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Military service policy; Absentee and mail voting	This amendment extended the "right to vote to absent electors in military service."	a	258,795 (84%)	48,079 (16%)

1858

See also: New York 1858 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State constitutional conventions	This amendment would have called for a constitutional convention to revise the constitution.	d	135,166 (49%)	141,526 (51%)

1854

See also: New York 1854 ballot measures

February 15

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Contract Bidding for Canal Projects Amendment	Ports and harbors; Public works labor and contracting	a	185,771 (75%)	60,526 (25%)

1846

See also: New York 1846 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Repeal of Property Requirement for African Americans to Vote Amendment	Race and ethnicity issues; Race and suffrage	d	85,306 (28%)	223,834 (72%)
CCRCA	State Constitution of 1846 Measure	State constitution ratification	a	221,528 (71%)	92,436 (29%)

1845

See also: New York 1845 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property	This amendment repealed property qualifications for public officers.	a	114,900 (97%)	3,901 (3%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	This amendment was related to the "regulation of removal of judicial officers."	a	114,769 (97%)	3,689 (3%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State constitutional conventions	This amendment called for a constitutional convention to revise the constitution.	a	213,257 (86%)	33,860 (14%)

1839

See also: New York 1839 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government officials and elections	Provide for the annual election of city mayors	a	90,473 (100%)	382 (0%)

1835

See also: New York 1835 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	This amendment was related to the "restoration of duties on salt and on goods sold at auction."	a	68,126 (89%)	8,675 (11%)

1833

See also: New York 1833 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	This amendment reduced the duty on salt.	a	93,260 (92%)	7,865 (8%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local government officials and elections	Require the mayor of New York City to be elected by the city's qualified voters annually	a	48,977 (96%)	1,936 (4%)

1826

See also: New York 1826 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive elections	This amendment was related to the election of justices of the peace.	a	122,098 (99%)	1,663 (1%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Suffrage	This amendment was related to the extension of elective franchise.	a	127,077 (98%)	3,215 (2%)

1822

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January 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State constitution ratification	The measure authorized the Constitution of 1821.	a	74,732 (64%)	41,402 (36%)

1821

See also: New York 1821 ballot measures

April 24

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State constitutional conventions	This amendment called for a constitutional convention to revise the constitution.	a	109,346 (76%)	34,901 (24%)

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