New York Amendment 9, Municipal Services Amendment (1959)
| New York Amendment 9 | |
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes and Local government organization |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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New York Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 3, 1959. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing multiple municipalities to jointly provide services and facilities, take on shared or separate debt for those projects, and raise taxes or fees to support them. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing multiple municipalities to jointly provide services and facilities, take on shared or separate debt for those projects, and raise taxes or fees to support them. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,648,447 | 64.58% | ||
| No | 904,202 | 35.42% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to section one of article eight of the constitution, in relation to the power of municipalities to contract indebtedness and levy taxes for joint municipal facilities, be adopted? | ” |
Path to the ballot
{{NewYorkHBMPath|Type = LRCA |Year = 1959}
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