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New York Amendment 2, Debt Limits for Sewage Facilities Amendment (1993)

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New York Amendment 2

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Election date

November 2, 1993

Topic
Debt limits and Sewage and stormwater
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



New York Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 2, 1993. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing localilites to exclude indebtedness contracted for the construction or reconstruction of sewage facilities.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing localilites to exclude indebtedness contracted for the construction or reconstruction of sewage facilities.


Election results

New York Amendment 2

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,139,532 50.50%
No 1,117,137 49.50%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

The proposed amendment to Article 8, Section 5 of the constitution would extend for ten years, until January 1, 2004, the authority of counties, cities, towns and villages, until January 1, 2004, the authority of counties, cities, towns and villages to exclude from their constitutional debt limits indebtedness contracted for the construction or reconstruction of sewage facilities. Shall the proposed amendment 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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