New York Amendment 2, Creation and Maintenance of Ski Trails Amendment (1967)
| New York Proposed Amendment No. 2 | |
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| Topic Athletics and sports and Land use and development policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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New York Proposed Amendment No. 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 7, 1967. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the state to build and operate up to 30 miles of ski trails with facilities on specified forest‑preserve slopes. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the state to build and operate up to 30 miles of ski trails with facilities on specified forest‑preserve slopes. |
Election results
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New York Proposed Amendment No. 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,147,937 | 26.69% | ||
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3,153,389 | 73.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Amendment No. 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to Article fourteen, Section one, of the Constitution, permitting the State to construct and maintain not more than thirty miles of ski trails, thirty to eighty feet wide, together with appurtenances thereto, on forest‑preserve land on the north and east slopes of Hoffman, Blue Ridge and Peaked Hill Mountains in Essex County, be approved?
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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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