New York Amendment 2, Limits on Indebtedness by Municipalities Relating to Sewage Facilities Amendment (1983)
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes and Utility policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 8, 1983. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported permitting the exclusion of sewage‐facility debt from local constitutional debt limits for obligations contracted between 1962 and 1994. |
A “no” vote opposed permitting the exclusion of sewage‐facility debt from local constitutional debt limits for obligations contracted between 1962 and 1994. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 2 |
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1,344,794 | 51.99% | ||
| No | 1,241,760 | 48.01% | ||
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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 paragraph E of section five of article VIII of the Constitution, permitting the exclusion of indebtedness contracted by a county, city, town or village after January 1, 1962 and prior to January 1, 1994 (instead of January 1, 1983) for construction or reconstruction of sewage facilities in ascertaining the power of such county, city, town or village to contract indebtedness within its constitutional debt limit, be approved? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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