New York Amendment 2, Subsidies for Low-rent Assisted Housing Amendment (1955)

New York Amendment 2
Election date November 8, 1955
Topic Housing assistance programs and Housing development funding
Status Approved
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 8, 1955. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported raising the state’s annual and total spending limits on low-rent and public housing subsidies while requiring voter approval for any contracts exceeding those caps.

A "no" vote opposed raising the state’s annual and total spending limits on low-rent and public housing subsidies while requiring voter approval for any contracts exceeding those caps.

Election results

New York Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,139,185	52.97%
No		1,011,424	47.03%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

Shall the proposed amendment of article eighteen, section three, in relation to the limit for authorization of periodic subsidies by the state for low rent publicly assisted housing, 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.

See also

1955 Measures

• 1955 Measures
• Housing assistance programs on the ballot
• Housing development funding on the ballot
• 1955 legislative sessions

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