New York Amendment 8, Social Welfare Amendment (1938)

New York Amendment 8
Election date November 8, 1938
Topic Public assistance programs and State constitutional conventions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

New York Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 8, 1938. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported permitting the use of state money and credit for social welfare, including provision, by insurance or otherwise, against the hazards of unemployment, sickness and old age.

A "no" vote opposed permitting the use of state money and credit for social welfare, including provision, by insurance or otherwise, against the hazards of unemployment, sickness and old age.

Election results

New York Amendment 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,902,075	66.85%
No		943,296	33.15%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:

“

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

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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

1938 Measures

• 1938 Measures
• Public assistance programs on the ballot
• State constitutional conventions on the ballot
• 1938 legislative sessions

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