New York Amendment 5, Local Sewage Facility Debt Exclusion Amendment (1963)
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| Topic Debt limits and Sewage and stormwater |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 5, 1963. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the New York Constitution to permit local governments to exclude the cost of sewage treatment and disposal facilities from their debt limit for an eleven year period. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the New York Constitution to permit local governments to exclude the cost of sewage treatment and disposal facilities from their debt limit for an eleven year period. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 5 |
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1,490,558 | 63.03% | ||
| No | 874,313 | 36.97% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to section five of article eight of the Constitution, permitting indebtedness contracted by a municipality after January 1, 1962 and prior to January 1, 1973, for sewage facilities to be excluded in ascertaining the constitutional debt limit of such municipality, 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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