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New York District Court Judges to Serve in Family Courts Amendment (2016)
| District Court Judges to Serve in Family Courts Amendment | |
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| Type | Amendment |
| Origin | New York legislature |
| Topic | State judiciary |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The New York District Court Judges to Serve in Family Courts Amendment did not make the November 8, 2016 ballot in New York as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have allowed "a district court judge to temporarily serve as a family court judge in the judicial district of his or her residence."[1]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article VI, New York Constitution
The proposed amendment was designed to amend Subsection H, Section 26 of Article VI of the New York Constitution. The following underlined text would have been added by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New York Constitution
According to the New York Constitution, a majority vote is required in two successive sessions of the New York State Legislature in order to qualify the amendment for the ballot. The legislature did not act on the measure before adjourning on June 16, 2016.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York General Assembly, "S00988," accessed February 23, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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