New York Amendment 1, Salary of Judges Amendment (1910)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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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 8, 1910. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported electing two additional Associate Judges of the Court of Appeals, terminate the provision for the designation of Justices of the Supreme Court to serve as Associate Judges of the Court of Appeals and increase the salaries of judges. |
A "no" vote opposed electing two additional Associate Judges of the Court of Appeals, terminate the provision for the designation of Justices of the Supreme Court to serve as Associate Judges of the Court of Appeals and increase the salaries of judges. |
Election results
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| Yes | 332,300 | 49.98% | ||
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332,592 | 50.02% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to section seven of article six of the constitution designated in the election notice as amendment number one, providing for the election of two additional Associate Judges of the Court of Appeals; also providing for the termination of the provision for the designation of Justices of the Supreme Court to serve as Associate Judges of the Court of Appeals; and also providing for the increase of the salary of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals (now ten thousand five hundred dollars per annum and three thousand seven hundred dollars in liew of expenses) to fifteen thousand five hundred dollars per annum and for the increase of the salary of the Associate Judges of the Court of Appeals (now ten thousand dollars per annum and three thousand seven hundred dollars in lieu of expenses), which salaries shall be paid in liue of and shall exclude all other compensation and allowances, being an increase of one thousand three hundred dollars over present compensation, and the Legislature being prohibited hereafter from increasing said salaries, 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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