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New York Amendment 4, Apportioning Legislative Districts Amendment (1969)
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| Topic Redistricting policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 4, 1969. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing for the inclusion of non-citizens in the total population for legislative redistricting. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for the inclusion of non-citizens in the total population for legislative redistricting. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 4 |
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2,229,299 | 69.89% | ||
| No | 960,452 | 30.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to Article three of the Constitution, inserting a new Section five‑a therein, to provide that, for the purpose of apportioning Senate and Assembly districts pursuant to the provisions of Article three which precede the new section, the term “inhabitants, excluding aliens” shall mean the whole number of persons, be approved? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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