New York Amendment 1, State Bonds for State Highways Amendment (1955)

New York Amendment 1
Election date November 8, 1955
Topic Bond issues and Highways and bridges
Status Defeated
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 8, 1955. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported issuing a state bond not exceeding $750 million for the construction and reconstruction of state highways.

A "no" vote opposed issuing a state bond not exceeding $750 million for the construction and reconstruction of state highways.

Election results

New York Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,139,002	43.27%
No		1,493,308	56.73%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

Shall the proposed amendment of article seven of the constitution, by the addition of the proposed new section nineteen thereto, authorizing the legislature to provide for the issuance of state bonds, not exceeding $750,000,000 for state highway and grade crossing elimination purposes, 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.

See also

1955 Measures

• 1955 Measures
• Bond issues on the ballot
• Highways and bridges on the ballot
• 1955 legislative sessions

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