New York Amendment 4, Low-rent Housing and Slum Clearance Amendment (1938)
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| Topic Housing development funding and State constitutional conventions |
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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 8, 1938. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing up to $300 million for loans, grant subsidies, expand the debt limit of cities by 2 percent for low rent housing and slum clearance. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing up to $300 million for loans, grant subsidies, expand the debt limit of cities by 2 percent for low rent housing and slum clearance. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 4 |
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1,686,056 | 64.30% | ||
| No | 936,279 | 35.70% | ||
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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, submitted by the Constitutional Convention in relation to low rent housing and slum clearance, authorizing the contracting of state debt up $300,000,000 for loans, the expanding of the debt limit of cities by two per cent, and authorizing the granting of subsidies, 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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