New York Amendment 3, Rules on Public Officials in Office Amendment (1959)

New York Amendment 3
Election date November 3, 1959
Topic Administrative powers and rulemaking
Status Approved
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 3, 1959. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported removing public officials from office for five years who refuse to waive immunity or answer questions when called before a grand jury about their official conduct.

A "no" vote opposed removing public officials from office for five years who refuse to waive immunity or answer questions when called before a grand jury about their official conduct.

Election results

New York Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,907,659	72.09%
No		738,540	27.91%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

“

Shall the proposed amendment to section six of article one of the constitution, in relation to refusal of public officials to sign waiver of immunity and give testimony as to offices previously held, 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

1959 Measures

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• 1959 legislative sessions

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