New York Amendment 4, Indebtedness of Cities Amendment (1909)
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| Topic Debt limits and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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New York Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 2, 1909. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported limiting indebtedness of cities. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting indebtedness of cities. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 4 |
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290,795 | 58.33% | ||
| No | 207,781 | 41.67% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to section ten of article eight of the Constitution, relating to the limitation of the indebtedness of cities and excepting certain kinds of bonds from computation of the debt of a city for purposes of such limitation, 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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