New York Amendment 5, Creation of a Judicial District Amendment (1947)

New York Amendment 5
Election date November 4, 1947
Topic State judiciary structure
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

New York Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 4, 1947. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported creating another judicial district out of a second judicial district.

A "no" vote opposed creating another judicial district out of a second judicial district.

Election results

New York Amendment 5
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,181,559	53.93%
No		1,009,223	46.07%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:

“

Shall the proposed amendment to section one of article six of the constitution, in relation to the erection of another judicial district out of the second judicial district as now constituted, 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

1947 Measures

• 1947 Measures
• State judiciary structure on the ballot
• 1947 legislative sessions

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