New York Amendment 1, State Budget Process Amendment (2005)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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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, 2005. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported revising the state budget process by establishing contingency budgets and spending limits, authorizing multi‑appropriation bills and a fiscal stabilization reserve fund, requiring public budget estimates, and shortening the veto‑change period. |
A “no” vote opposed revising the state budget process by establishing contingency budgets and spending limits, authorizing multi‑appropriation bills and a fiscal stabilization reserve fund, requiring public budget estimates, and shortening the veto‑change period. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 734,844 | 34.94% | ||
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1,368,120 | 65.06% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to Articles IV and VII of the Constitution, in relation to the submission of the budget to the Legislature by the Governor The proposed amendment to Articles IV and VII of the Constitution would change the process for enactment of the state budget by (a) providing for a contingency budget if the Legislature does not act on the Governor’s appropriation bills before the start of the fiscal year; (b) placing limits on the amount of spending during such contingency period; (c) once such contingency period begins, eliminating the requirement that the Legislature act on the Governor’s proposed appropriation bills, and instead authorizing the Legislature to end the contingency period by adopting a multiple appropriation bill making changes to the contingency budget, subject to line item veto by the Governor; and (d) authorizing the Legislature, subject to veto by the Governor, to modify the spending limits for future contingency budgets, except that such changes cannot take effect until three years after enactment. The proposed amendment also sets forth certain requirements for the operation of a fiscal stabilization reserve fund, from which money could be disbursed in a subsequent year. It would require estimates and information provided by state departments to the Governor for use in preparing the budget to be available to the public. It would provide a date certain by which the Governor must submit a budget and appropriation bills to the Legislature. It would reduce the time the Governor has to make changes to the budget and appropriation bills submitted to the Legislature without the Legislature’s consent from thirty days to twenty‑one days. Shall the proposed amendment be approved? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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