New York Amendment 1, Commission of Appeals Amendment (1872)
| New York Amendment 1 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic State judicial authority and State judiciary oversight |
|
| Status |
|
| 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 5, 1872. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Court of Appeals to assign a limited number of pending cases to Commissioners of Appeals for resolution and allow the legislature to temporarily extend the commissioners’ terms to help manage the court’s workload. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Court of Appeals to assign a limited number of pending cases to Commissioners of Appeals for resolution and allow the legislature to temporarily extend the commissioners’ terms to help manage the court’s workload. |
Election results
|
New York Amendment 1 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
176,038 | 95.04% | ||
| No | 9,196 | 4.96% | ||
-
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | For the proposed amendment relative to the court of appeals. Against the proposed amendment relative to the court of appeals. | ” |
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
| |||||
