New York Amendment 4, City Bond for School Construction Amendment (1959)
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| Topic Bond issues and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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New York Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 3, 1959. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported permitting New York City to issue $500 million in bonds for school construction outside its debt limit. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting New York City to issue $500 million in bonds for school construction outside its debt limit. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,248,208 | 43.24% | ||
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1,638,353 | 56.76% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to section seven of article eight of the constitution, in relation to excluding from the limitation on the debt-incurring power of the city of New York certain indebtedness for exceeding five hundred million dollars for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, alteration and conversion of, the construction of additions to, and the acquisition of land or rights in land for public school buildings within such city, 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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