New York Amendment 4, Salaries and Terms of District Judges Amendment (1973)

New York Amendment 4
Election date November 6, 1973
Topic Salaries of government officials and State judicial authority
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

New York Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 6, 1973. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported increasing the salaries and terms of district court judges.

A "no" vote opposed increasing the salaries and terms of district court judges.

Election results

New York Amendment 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,388,134	46.47%
No		1,598,920	53.53%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:

“

Shall the proposed amendment to subdivisions d and h of section sixteen article six of the Constitution increasing the monetary jurisdiction of the district court from six thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs and increasing the term of office of the judges of the district court from six years to ten years, 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.

See also

1973 Measures

• 1973 Measures
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• State judicial authority on the ballot
• 1973 legislative sessions

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