New York Amendment 4, Expansion of Home Rule Powers Amendment (1963)
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| Topic Local government organization |
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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 5, 1963. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the New York Constitution to expand home rule powers for local governments and municipalities. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the New York Constitution to expand home rule powers for local governments and municipalities. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 4 |
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1,719,074 | 72.04% | ||
| No | 667,042 | 27.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to article nine of the constitution, providing for effective local self-government, a bill of rights and home rule powers for all counties, cities, towns and villages, enactment of a statute of local government granting additional powers to such local governments, intergovernmental cooperation, the enactment of special laws by the legislature on request of such local governments, be adopted? | ” |
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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