New York Amendment 2, Voting Registration for Military Members Amendment (1951)
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| Topic Elections and campaigns and Military service policy |
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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 6, 1951. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported exempting the requirement of personal registration voters in military service, inmates of certain veterans' bureau hospitals and certain members of their immediate families. |
A "no" vote opposed exempting the requirement of personal registration voters in military service, inmates of certain veterans' bureau hospitals and certain members of their immediate families. |
Election results
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1,584,025 | 87.92% | ||
| No | 217,601 | 12.08% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to article two, section five, of the constitution, in relation to exempting from the requirement of personal registration voters in military service, inmates of certain veterans' bureau hospitals, and certain members of their immediate families, 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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