New York Amendment 6, Publishing Proposed Amendments Amendment (1965)
| New York Proposed Amendment No. 6 | |
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Proposed Amendment No. 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 2, 1965. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the New York Constitution to provide that proposed amendments to the state constitution adopted by the legislature in one session be published for three months prior to the next general election and before the next legislative session. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the New York Constitution to provide that proposed amendments to the state constitution adopted by the legislature in one session be published for three months prior to the next general election and before the next legislative session. |
Election results
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New York Proposed Amendment No. 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,191,595 | 41.46% | ||
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1,682,195 | 58.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Amendment No. 6 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to §1 of Article XIX of the Constitution, providing that proposed amendments to the Constitution adopted by a session of the Legislature and referred to the next regular legislative session shall be published for three months previous to the next succeeding general election preceding such session, 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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