New York Amendment 1, Compensation for Private Property Amendment (1913)

New York Amendment 1
Election date November 4, 1913
Topic Public works labor and contracting
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

New York Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 4, 1913. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing compensation on private property taken for public use.

A "no" vote opposed allowing compensation on private property taken for public use.

Election results

New York Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		424,928	61.11%
No		270,467	38.89%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

Shall the proposed amendment to Section Seven of Article One of the Constitution, designated in the election notice as Amendment Number One, in relation to the method of ascertaining compensation in taking private property for public use, and empowering the legislature to authorize municipalities to condemn property in excess of the amount actually needed for public parks, streets and places, 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.

See also

1913 Measures

• 1913 Measures
• Public works labor and contracting on the ballot
• 1913 legislative sessions

New York

• New York ballot measures
• New York ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• New York Constitutional Amendments