New York Amendment 1, Use of Absentee Ballots Amendment (1963)

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New York Amendment 1

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Election date

November 5, 1963

Topic
Absentee and mail voting
Status

ApprovedApproved

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 5, 1963. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the New York Constitution to:

  • remove restrictions on absentee voting and authorize legislation permitting voters who are outside of their county of residence to vote via absentee ballot; and
  • authorize the state legislature to adopt procedures to allow residents who have lived in the state for less than a year to vote for the president and vice-president.

A "no" vote opposed amending the New York Constitution to:

  • remove restrictions on absentee voting and authorize legislation permitting voters who are outside of their county of residence to vote via absentee ballot; and
  • authorize the state legislature to adopt procedures to allow residents who have lived in the state for less than a year to vote for the president and vice-president.


Election results

New York Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,962,094 76.04%
No 618,402 23.96%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

Shall the proposed amendment to section two of article two, and the new section nine of article two of the Constitution, in relation to liberalizing absentee voting and residence requirements for voting for electors for the offices of president and vice-president of the United States, 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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