New York Amendment 2, Highway on Forest Preserve Land Amendment (1959)
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| Topic Highways and bridges and Public land 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 3, 1959. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported permitting for no more than 300 acres of state forest preserve land to be used for the construction and maintenance of the Northway interstate highway. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting for no more than 300 acres of state forest preserve land to be used for the construction and maintenance of the Northway interstate highway. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 2 |
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1,621,428 | 56.24% | ||
| No | 1,261,769 | 43.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to section one of article fourteen of the constitution in relation to interstate route highway on forest preserve lands, 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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