New York Amendment 1, Community Development Funding Amendment (1971)

New York Proposed Amendment No. 1
Election date November 2, 1971
Topic Land use and development policy and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

New York Proposed Amendment No. 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 2, 1971. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the New York Constitution to authorize the state legislature to establish community development programs when a public meet is unable to be met by private enterprise, including: housing; urban and community renewal; child and elderly care; transportation and communications; and recreational and community facilities and services.

A "no" vote opposed amending the New York Constitution to authorize the state legislature to establish community development programs when a public meet is unable to be met by private enterprise, including: housing; urban and community renewal; child and elderly care; transportation and communications; and recreational and community facilities and services.

Election results

New York Proposed Amendment No. 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,322,065	35.38%
No		2,414,805	64.62%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposed Amendment No. 1 was as follows:

“

Shall the proposed amendment adding a new article eighteen to the Constitution, providing for community development as prescribed by the Legislature where there exists a public need and purpose therefor which cannot be met by the unaided operation of private enterprise; authorizing the State or any local government, for community development purposes and to the extent provided by law, to grant or lend money to, contract indebtedness for and make loans to, guarantee the principal of or interest on indebtedness or both, and enter into contracts for periodic subsidies with, any individual, partnership, trust, association, private or public corporation or local government; providing that any such law authorizing the State to contract indebtedness shall be subject to the approval of the people at a general election; authorizing the acquisition of property and the grant, sale or lease thereof for any such purpose; authorizing the State to grant or authorize tax exemptions or abatements; and repealing article eighteen of the Constitution as presently in force; and amending article eight, section four of the Constitution to modify the constitutional debt limits of counties, cities, towns and villages, for any purpose including community development, be approved?

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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

1971 Measures

• 1971 Measures
• State legislative authority on the ballot
• State and local government budgets on the ballot
• spending on the ballot
• and finance on the ballot
• Land use and development policy on the ballot
• 1971 legislative sessions

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External links

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