New York Amendment 3, Allowing Local Governments to Take on Debt for Low Rent Housing Amendment (1966)
| New York Proposed Amendment No. 3 | |
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| Topic Debt limits and Housing development funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Proposed Amendment No. 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 8, 1966. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the New York Constitution to permit the state legislature to authorize local governments to take on debt for low-income housing projects, up to a limit of two percent of the average full valuation of taxable real estate of the locality. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the New York Constitution to permit the state legislature to authorize local governments to take on debt for low-income housing projects, up to a limit of two percent of the average full valuation of taxable real estate of the locality. |
Election results
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New York Proposed Amendment No. 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,666,381 | 44.66% | ||
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2,065,195 | 55.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Amendment No. 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to article eighteen, section four, of the constitution, in relation to the powers of cities, towns and villages to contract indebtedness for low rent housing and slum clearance projects on basis of average full valuation of taxable real estate, 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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