New York Amendment 1, Civil Service Credit for Veterans Amendment (1987)
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| Topic Civil service and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 3, 1987. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing civil service credits to lawful resident aliens who served in wartime and removing the residency-at-enlistment requirement for veterans. |
A “no” vote opposed providing civil service credits to lawful resident aliens who served in wartime and removing the residency-at-enlistment requirement for veterans. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 1 |
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1,219,180 | 70.11% | ||
| No | 519,769 | 29.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | The proposed amendment to Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution would: (1) grant civil service credits to aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States who served in the Armed Forces of the United States in time of war and who are New York State residents; and (2) delete the invalidated requirement that a veteran be a resident of New York State at the time of his entrance into the Armed Forces. Shall the proposed amendment be approved? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New York Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the New York State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 126 votes in the New York State Assembly and 32 votes in the New York State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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