New York Amendment 3, Increasing the Number of Judicial Departments Amendment (1972)
| New York Proposed Amendment 3 | |
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes and State judiciary structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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New York Proposed Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 7, 1972. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the New York Constitution to increase the number of state judicial departments from four to five, providing that the fifth department:
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A "no" vote opposed amending the New York Constitution to increase the number of state judicial departments from four to five, providing that the fifth department:
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Election results
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New York Proposed Amendment 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,675,316 | 42.29% | ||
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2,286,190 | 57.71% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to subdivision a and b of Section 4 of Article VI of the Constitution, increasing from four to five the number of Judicial Departments, providing that the proposed Fifth Judicial Department shall consist of the counties within the Tenth Judicial District of the State; and providing that the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fifth Judicial Department shall consist of seven justices of the Supreme Court, 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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