New York 1951 ballot measures

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Eight statewide ballot measures were on the November 6, 1951 ballot in New York.

• All eight measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments and were approved.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Direct Democracy	Relates to absentee voting and members in the military	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Direct Democracy	Exempts the personal requirement for voter registration for military members, inmates in certain veteran hospitals and some members of their immediate families	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Pension	Increases pensions to members of the retirement system	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Bonds	Empowers to legislature to make the state liable for bonded indebtedness of a public corporation	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Judiciary	Provides for appeals to the court of appeals	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Gov't Finances	Restrictions on the power of counties, cities, towns, villages and certain school districts to contract indebtedness	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Judiciary	Increases the monetary civil jurisdiction of the city court of New York City	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Judiciary	Permits judges of the court of appeals and state supreme court justices to serve in the armed forces	a

See also

• 1951 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
• New York State Court System