New York Amendment 7, Prohibit Proportional Representation Measure (1938)

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New York Amendment 7

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Election date

November 8, 1938

Topic
Proportional representation
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Constitutional convention referral
Origin

Constitutional convention



New York Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in New York on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to prohibit proportional representation electoral systems in New York.

A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to prohibit proportional representation electoral systems in New York.


Election results

New York Amendment 7

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 627,123 28.75%

Defeated No

1,554,404 71.25%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:

Shall the proposed amendment, submitted by the Constitutional Convention prohibiting voting by any system of proportional representation, be approved?


Path to the ballot

In 1936, voters approved a constitutional convention question. In 1938, a state constitutional convention convened in Albany, New York.[1] The convention submitted nine constitutional amendments to voters for the election in November 1938.[2]

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