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New York Amendment 4, Local Indebtedness for Water Supply Amendment (1953)
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| Topic Drinking water systems and Local government finance and taxes |
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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, 1953. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported granting powers to the legislature to contract indebtedness in public corporations and improvement districts concerning supply of water. |
A "no" vote opposed granting powers to the legislature to contract indebtedness in public corporations and improvement districts concerning supply of water. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 56,798 | 11.63% | ||
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431,766 | 88.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment of article eight of the constitution by addition of the proposed new section two-a-thereto, in relation to the powers of public corporations and improvement districts concerning the supply of water, 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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