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New York Amendment 2, Gambling Prize Limits Amendment (1984)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing the legislature to adjust prize-limit restrictions for certain charitable games of chance. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing the legislature to adjust prize-limit restrictions for certain charitable games of chance. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 2 |
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1,803,103 | 56.51% | ||
| No | 1,387,489 | 43.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article I, Section 9, subdivision 2 of the Constitution, which sets monetary limits for prizes awarded in games of chance, be amended to allow the Legislature to change those limits? Vote yes to approve the amendment. Vote no to reject it. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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