New York Amendment 2, Excluding Debt for the Development of Sewage Facilities from the Debt Limit Amendment (1971)
| New York Proposed Amendment No. 2 | |
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| Topic Debt limits and Sewage and stormwater |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Proposed Amendment No. 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 2, 1971. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported extending the ability of counties, cities, towns, or villages to exclude debt accrued from the development of sewage facilities from the debt limit to January 1, 1983 instead of January 1, 1973. |
A "no" vote opposed extending the ability of counties, cities, towns, or villages to exclude debt accrued from the development of sewage facilities from the debt limit to January 1, 1983 instead of January 1, 1973. |
Election results
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New York Proposed Amendment No. 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,801,271 | 48.97% | ||
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1,876,683 | 51.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Amendment No. 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to paragraph E section five of article eight of the Constitution, permitting a county, city, town or village to exclude indebtedness contracted after January 1, 1962 and prior to January 1, 1983, instead of January 1, 1973, for sewage facilities in ascertaining the constitutional debt limit of such county, city, town or village, 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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