New York Amendment 3, Onondaga Salt Springs Amendment (1892)

New York Amendment 3
Election date November 8, 1892
Topic Mineral resources and Public land policy
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

New York Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 8, 1892. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to provide for the sale and disposition of the salt springs and the land surrounding it.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to provide for the sale and disposition of the salt springs and the land surrounding it.

Election results

New York Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		170,765	49.90%
No		171,442	50.10%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

“

FOR The proposed amendment to section seven of article seven of the Constitution, relating to Onondaga Salt Springs. AGAINST The proposed amendment to section seven of article seven of the Constitution, relating to Onondaga Salt Springs.

”

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

1892 Measures

• 1892 Measures
• Mineral resources on the ballot
• Public land policy on the ballot
• 1892 legislative sessions

New York

• New York ballot measures
• New York ballot measure laws

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External links

• New York Constitutional Amendments