New York 1973 ballot measures

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Eleven statewide ballot measures were on the November 6, 1973 ballot in New York.

• All eleven measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments and seven measures were approved.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Public Works	Allows for $3.5 billion in debt for the maintenance of mass transportation	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Gov't Finances	Excludes certain indebtedness at the county, city, town or village level	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Trials	Allows certain persons charged with felonies wave indictment by a grand jury	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Gov't Finances	Allows the Legislature to loan the money of the state to a public corporation	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Judiciary	Increases the salaries and terms of district court judges	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Prisons	Deletes the provision in the Constitution that named the head of the department of correction as chairman of the state commission of correction	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Judiciary	Relates to the jurisdiction over the custody of minors in court proceedings	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Forests & Parks	Increases the size of the land in the Adirondack and Catskill parks that the Legislature can dedicate for whatever purpose	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Local Gov't	Removes requirement that no county can be erected unless its population is given a seat in the state assembly	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 9	Judiciary	Permits retired judges to perform duties of his respective court	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 10	Judiciary	Abolishes the Nassau county court	d

See also

• 1973 ballot measures
• List of New York ballot measures
• New York State Legislature
• List of ballot measures by state

External links

• New York State Board of Elections
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
• New York State Court System