New York Amendment 1, County and City Debt Amendment (1973)
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| Topic Debt limits |
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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 6, 1973. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported excluding certain indebtedness at the county, city, town or village level from January 1, 1962, to January 1, 1983. |
A "no" vote opposed excluding certain indebtedness at the county, city, town or village level from January 1, 1962, to January 1, 1983. |
Election results
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1,720,008 | 54.87% | ||
| No | 1,414,813 | 45.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to paragraph E of section five of article eight of the Constitution permitting the exclusion of indebtedness contracted by a county, city, town or village after January 1, 1962 and prior to January 1, 1983 (instead of January 1973) for construction or reconstruction of sewage facilities in ascertaining the power of such county, city, town or village to contract indebtedness within its constitutional debt limit, be approved? | ” |
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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