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New York Amendment 2, Create a Judicial Conduct Commission Amendment (1975)

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New York Amendment 2

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Election date

November 4, 1975

Topic
Ethics rules and commissions and State judiciary oversight
Status

ApprovedApproved

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, 1975. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing a commission on judicial conduct with the power to:

  • receive complaints from the public;
  • investigate the qualifications, conduct, or fitness to perform official duties of judges;
  • recommend a convening of the Court on the Judiciary; and
  • censure, suspend, or retire a judge.

A "no" vote opposed establishing a commission on judicial conduct with the power to:

  • receive complaints from the public;
  • investigate the qualifications, conduct, or fitness to perform official duties of judges;
  • recommend a convening of the Court on the Judiciary; and
  • censure, suspend, or retire a judge.


Election results

New York Amendment 2

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,900,262 63.12%
No 1,110,515 36.88%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

Shall the proposed amendment to Article VI of the Constitution, adding a new Section 36-c thereto and amending Section 22 thereof, in relation to the powers of and reconstituting the Court on the Judiciary and creating a commission on judicial conduct, 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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