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New York Amendment 4, Cemetery for the Town of Keene Amendment (1995)
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| Topic Land use and development policy and Parks, land, and natural area conservation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 7, 1995. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing for the exchange of twelve acres of forest preserve for 144 acres and an easement to facilitate a public cemetery. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for the exchange of twelve acres of forest preserve for 144 acres and an easement to facilitate a public cemetery. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 4 |
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1,065,570 | 64.18% | ||
| No | 594,787 | 35.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | The proposed amendment to Section 1 of the Constitution would authorize New York State to convey to the Town of Keene approximately twelve (12) acres of forest preserve land for public use as a cemetery to be owned by the Town of Keene, in exchange for which the Town shall convey to the State one hundred forty-four (144) acres of land, together with an easement over Town Land, in order to restrict further development. Shall the proposed amendment be approved? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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