New York 1977 ballot measures

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Ten statewide ballot measures were on the November 8, 1977 ballot in New York.

• Eight measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments, one measure was an automatic ballot referral and one measure was a legislatively referred bond question.
• Five measures were approved.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues	Creates a state debt for economic development	d
ABR	Proposition 2	Constitutional conventions	Shall New York hold a constitutional convention?	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	State judiciary	Creates a judicial nominating commission	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	State judiciary	Relates to the administration of the Unified Court System	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	State judiciary	Creates a commission on judicial conduct	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	State judiciary	Relates to the jurisdiction of courts for towns villages and cities outside New York City	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Pension	Increases the pension benefits payable to widows and widowers of retired members of a retirement system	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Education	Relates to the filling of vacancies on the board of education	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Bond issues	Increases the amount that the state will guarantee on bonds issued by the job development authority	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Bond issues	Permits public corporations to guarantee loans to improve employment opportunities	a

See also

• 1977 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