New York Amendment 1, Executive Budget Submission Deadline Amendment (1965)
| New York Proposed Amendment No. 1 | |
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| Topic State executive powers and duties |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Proposed Amendment No. 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 2, 1965. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the New York Constitution to require the governor to submit the executive budget to the state legislature by February 1 in each year following the year fixed by the Constitution for the election of the governor and lieutenant governor, and by the second Tuesday following the first day of the annual meeting of the legislature in other years. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the New York Constitution to require the governor to submit the executive budget to the state legislature by February 1 in each year following the year fixed by the Constitution for the election of the governor and lieutenant governor, and by the second Tuesday following the first day of the annual meeting of the legislature in other years. |
Election results
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New York Proposed Amendment No. 1 |
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1,882,387 | 61.66% | ||
| No | 1,170,320 | 38.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Amendment No. 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to Article VII, §2 of the Constitution requiring the Governor to submit to the Legislature the Executive Budget on or before February 1 in each year following the year fixed by the Constitution for the election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and on or before the second Tuesday following the first day of the annual meeting of the Legislature in other years, 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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