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New York Amendment 1, Municipal Water Supply in Hamilton County Amendment (2007)
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| Topic Water |
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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 6, 2007. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the state to convey one acre of forest preserve land to Long Lake for water‐supply wells in exchange for at least twelve acres of equal‐value land to be added to the preserve. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the state to convey one acre of forest preserve land to Long Lake for water‐supply wells in exchange for at least twelve acres of equal‐value land to be added to the preserve. |
Election results
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825,688 | 74.58% | ||
| No | 281,497 | 25.42% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to Article 14, Section 1 of the Constitution, in relation to the use of forest preserve lands for wells for a municipal water supply in the hamlet of Raquette Lake, Hamilton County. The proposed amendment would allow the State to convey one acre of forest preserve land to the town of Long Lake for public use as the site for drinking water wells and necessary related equipment for the municipal water supply for the hamlet of Raquette Lake. In exchange, the State would receive at least twelve acres of land that is at least equal in value to the land conveyed to Long Lake. The land the State receives would be incorporated into the forest preserve. The Raquette Lake reservoir would be abandoned as a source of drinking water supply. Shall the proposed amendment 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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