New York Amendment 4, State Controlled Reservoirs Amendment (1913)
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| Topic Parks, land, and natural area conservation and Water storage |
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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 4, 1913. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing for the use of no more than three percent of forest preserve lands for the construction and maintenance of state controlled reservoirs for municipal water supply. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing for the use of no more than three percent of forest preserve lands for the construction and maintenance of state controlled reservoirs for municipal water supply. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 4 |
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486,264 | 72.19% | ||
| No | 187,290 | 27.81% | ||
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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 the Constitution, designated in the election notice as Amendment Number Four, providing for the use by the state of not to exceed three per centum of the forest preserve lands for the construction and maintenance of state controlled reservoirs for municipal water supply, for the canals of the state and for the regulation of the flow of streams, and imposing regulations for the apportionment between property and municipalities benefited of the expense thereof, 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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