New York Amendment 2, Prisoner Nonprofit Volunteer Work Amendment (2009)
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| Topic Prison work regulations |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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New York Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 3, 2009. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing inmates to voluntarily work for nonprofit organizations. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing inmates to voluntarily work for nonprofit organizations. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 2 |
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998,829 | 68.11% | ||
| No | 467,679 | 31.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to article 3 of the Constitution, in relation to authorizing the Legislature to allow prisoners to voluntarily perform work for nonprofit organizations. The proposed amendment would authorize the Legislature to pass legislation to permit inmates in state and local correctional facilities to perform work for nonprofit organizations. Shall the proposed amendment be approved? | ” |
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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