New York Amendment 1, Succession of Governor-elect Amendment (1949)

New York Amendment 1
Election date November 8, 1949
Topic State executive branch structure
Status Approved
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, 1949. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the lieutenant-governor-elect to serve as governor in event of death of governor-elect before assuming office

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the lieutenant-governor-elect to serve as governor in event of death of governor-elect before assuming office

Election results

New York Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,796,852	79.89%
No		452,419	20.11%

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 four, section five, of the constitution, in relation to the assumption of the office of governor by the lieutenant-governor-elect in the event of the death of the governor-elect, 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

1949 Measures

• 1949 Measures
• State executive branch structure on the ballot
• 1949 legislative sessions

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