New York Amendment 1, Home Rule Powers of Counties Amendment (1958)
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| Topic Local government organization |
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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 4, 1958. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported granting the choice to create and amend alternative forms of government to counties outside of the City of New York power within the limitations of the Legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed granting the choice to create and amend alternative forms of government to counties outside of the City of New York power within the limitations of the Legislature. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 1 |
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1,606,777 | 67.26% | ||
| No | 782,133 | 32.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendments to article nine of the constitution, in relation to granting additional powers of home rule to counties, altering the conditions for adoption of an alternative form of county government, removing ambiguities and clarifying the provisions relating to county government, arranging such provisions in a more logical order and separating them from other provisions of such article, be adopted? | ” |
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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