New York Amendment 9, Retired Judges Amendment (1973)
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| Topic State judiciary structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 6, 1973. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing a retired judge to carry out the functions of their former court, and allow a retired surrogate judge to fulfill the responsibilities of a Supreme Court justice. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing a retired judge to carry out the functions of their former court, and allow a retired surrogate judge to fulfill the responsibilities of a Supreme Court justice. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,010,357 | 34.09% | ||
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1,953,160 | 65.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to subdivision b of section twenty-five of article six of the Constitution providing that a retired former judge of the court of claims, of the county court, of the family court, of a court for the city of New York established pursuant to section fifteen of article six of the Constitution and of the district court may thereafter perform the duties of a justice of the supreme court, and providing that a retired former judge of the surrogate's court may thereafter perform the duties of a justice of the supreme court, 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.
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