New York Amendment 1, Special City Bills Amendment (1922)
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes |
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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 7, 1922. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring mayors to return special city bills to the Clerk of the House instead of holding them, and if the legislature is not in session, require the Clerk to immediately send the bills to the Governor. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring mayors to return special city bills to the Clerk of the House instead of holding them, and if the legislature is not in session, require the Clerk to immediately send the bills to the Governor. |
Election results
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819,628 | 59.64% | ||
| No | 554,654 | 40.36% | ||
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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 3 of Article 12 of the Constitution, in relation to city bills, requiring the Mayors of cities to return special city bills to the Clerk of the House from which they were sent, and if the Legislature is not in session that the Clerk (and not the Mayor) shall immediately transmit such bills to the Governor, " 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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