New York Amendment 4, Boundaries of Senate Districts Amendment (1962)
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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 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported deleting outdated 1894 Senate district boundary descriptions while keeping the apportionment formula unchanged. |
A "no" vote opposed deleting outdated 1894 Senate district boundary descriptions while keeping the apportionment formula unchanged. |
Election results
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1,507,357 | 64.07% | ||
| No | 845,358 | 35.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to simplify article three of the constitution, repealing present section three and replacing it with a new section three, so as to eliminate detailed description of senate districts without making any change therein, 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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