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New York Amendment 1, Temporary Assignment of Judges Amendment (1953)
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| Topic State judicial selection |
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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 3, 1953. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported temporarily assigning justices or judges to terms of courts within the city of New York. |
A "no" vote opposed temporarily assigning justices or judges to terms of courts within the city of New York. |
Election results
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995,128 | 78.24% | ||
| No | 276,700 | 21.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment of article six, section one, two and sixteen, of the constitution, and the addition of the proposed new sections fourteen-a and fifteen-a thereto, in relation: (1) temporary assignment to the supreme court in counties within the city of New York of judges of the county courts within the city of New York, of judges of the court of general sessions of the county of New York, of justices of the city court of the city of New York; (2) temporary assignment to the county courts within the city of New York and to the court of general sessions of the city of New York; and (3) temporary assignement to the city court of the city of New York of justices of the municipal court of the city of New York and justices of the court of special sessions of the city of New York, 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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