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New York Amendment 1, Limitation on Indebtedness Amendment (1905)

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New York Amendment 1

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Election date

November 7, 1905

Topic
Debt limits and Local government finance and taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



New York Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 7, 1905. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending limitation of indebtedness of counties, cities, towns and villages. 

A "no" vote opposed amending limitation of indebtedness of counties, cities, towns and villages. 


Election results

New York Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

363,117 73.72%
No 129,424 26.28%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

Shall the proposed amendment to section ten of article eight of the Constitution, relating to the limitation of indebtedness of counties, cities, towns and villages, by excepting the city of New York from the provisions of said section after the first day of January, nineteen hundred four, 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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