New York Amendment 7, Prohibit Proportional Representation Measure (1938)
| New York Amendment 7 | |
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| Topic Proportional representation |
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| Type Constitutional convention referral |
Origin |
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
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New York Amendment 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 627,123 | 28.75% | ||
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1,554,404 | 71.25% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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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
According to Section 2 of Article XIX of the New York Constitution, a question about whether to hold a state constitutional convention is to automatically appear on the state's ballot every 20 years starting in 1957. New York is one of 14 states that provides for an automatic constitutional convention question.
The table below shows the last and next constitutional convention question election years:
| State | Interval | Last question on the ballot | Next question on the ballot |
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| New York | 20 years | 2017 | 2037 |
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