New York Election of New York City Mayor Amendment (1833)

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New York Amendment 2

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Election date

November 4, 1833

Topic
Local government officials and elections
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 4, 1833. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to require the mayor of New York City to be elected by the city's qualified voters annually, rather than being appointed.

A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution, thereby maintaining the process of appointing the mayor of New York City annually rather than electing the mayor by the city's qualified voters.


Election results

New York Amendment 2

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

48,977 96.20%
No 1,936 3.80%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

For electing the Mayor of the city of New York by the electors thereof.

Against electing the Mayor of the city of New York by the electors thereof.

Constitutional changes

The ballot measure added the following constitutional amendment to the New York Constitution of 1821:[1]

[Election of mayor in New York.]—At the end of the tenth section of the fourth article of the said Constitution, add the following words: "Except in the city of New York, in which the mayor shall be chosen annually by the electors thereof qualified to vote for the other charter officers of the said city, and at the time of the election of such officers."[2]

Path to the ballot

Per the Constitution of 1821, a constitutional amendment had to pass the New York State Legislature in two consecutive sessions, requiring a simple majority vote in the first session and a two-thirds majority vote in the second.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Historical Society of the New York Courts, "The Second Constitution of New York, 1821
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.