New York Amendment 2, Absentee Ballot Amendment (1947)

New York Amendment 2
Election date November 4, 1947
Topic Absentee and mail voting
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

New York Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 4, 1947. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported permitting more extensive use of absentee ballots.

A "no" vote opposed permitting more extensive use of absentee ballots.

Election results

New York Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,848,701	76.34%
No		573,050	23.66%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

Shall the proposed amendment to section two article two of the constitution, in relation to absentee voting, 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

1947 Measures

• 1947 Measures
• Absentee and mail voting on the ballot
• 1947 legislative sessions

New York

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• New York ballot measure laws

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