New York Amendment 2, Justices of the Appellate Division Amendment (1911)
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| Topic State judicial authority and State judiciary structure |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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New York Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 4, 1911. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported removing the authority of appellate division justices to set the times and places for special court terms, assign judges to those terms and make rules governing them. |
A "no" vote opposed removing the authority of appellate division justices to set the times and places for special court terms, assign judges to those terms and make rules governing them. |
Election results
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| Yes | 267,194 | 43.09% | ||
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352,830 | 56.91% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to Section two of Article six of the Constitution, designated in the election notice as Amendment Number Two, which omits the provision that the justices of the appellate division in each department shall have power to fix the times and places for holding speical terms therein, and to assign the justices in the departments to hold such terms; or to make rules therefor, 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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