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New York Amendment 1, Hospital Loans Amendment (1969)
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| Topic Healthcare facility funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 4, 1969. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing the state or municipalities to lend their money or credit to corporations or associations for hospital and related health-care facilities. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing the state or municipalities to lend their money or credit to corporations or associations for hospital and related health-care facilities. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 1 |
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2,813,705 | 79.65% | ||
| No | 718,707 | 20.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to Article seventeen of the Constitution inserting a new Section seven therein, to provide for the loan of the money or credit of the State, a municipality or a public corporation acting as an instrumentality of the State or municipality to certain corporations or associations for the purpose of providing hospital or other facilities for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, disability, deformity or physical condition, and for facilities incidental or appurtenant thereto as may be prescribed by law, 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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Footnotes
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