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New York Question 1, Constitutional Convention Question (1997)

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New York Question 1

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Election date

November 4, 1997

Topic
State constitutional conventions
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Automatic constitutional convention question
Origin

Dictated by law



New York Question 1 was on the ballot as an automatic constitutional convention question in New York on November 4, 1997. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported calling a constitutional convention to revise and amend the State Constitution.

A “no” vote opposed calling a constitutional convention to revise and amend the State Constitution.


Election results

New York Question 1

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 929,415 37.05%

Defeated No

1,579,390 62.95%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 1 was as follows:

Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

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Footnotes