New York Amendment 1, Board of Supervisors Amendment (1899)
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| Topic State legislative authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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New York Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 7, 1899. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported transferring the duties of county boards of supervisors to a city’s municipal assembly or legislative body in cases where a city contains all or most of a county. |
A "no" vote opposed transferring the duties of county boards of supervisors to a city’s municipal assembly or legislative body in cases where a city contains all or most of a county. |
Election results
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325,182 | 69.21% | ||
| No | 144,667 | 30.79% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to article three, section twenty six of the constitution relating to the boards of supervisors and devolving the duties thereof upon the Municipal Assembly or other legislative body of a city in counties wholly included in a city, or where two or more entire counties are included in a city, be adopted? | ” |
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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