New York Amendment 6, Salary of Lieutenant Governor Amendment (1953)

New York Amendment 6
Election date November 3, 1953
Topic Salaries of government officials
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

New York Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 3, 1953. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported fixing the salary of the lieutenant governor to a $20k maximum.

A "no" vote opposed fixing the salary of the lieutenant governor to a $20k maximum.

Election results

New York Amendment 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,011,359	65.55%
No		531,632	34.45%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

“

Shall the proposed amendment of article four, section six, of the constitution, authorizing the legislature to fix the salary of the lieutenant governor, 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

1953 Measures

• 1953 Measures
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• 1953 legislative sessions

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