New York Proposal 1, Acts of a Sheriff Amendment (1989)

New York Amendment 1
Election date November 7, 1989
Topic Law enforcement officers and departments
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

New York Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 7, 1989. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing that a county is responsible and liable for the acts of its sheriff.

A "no" vote opposed establishing that a county is responsible and liable for the acts of its sheriff.

Election results

New York Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,551,559	67.07%
No		761,841	32.93%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

To make a county responsible and liable for the acts of a sheriff by removing the constitutional clause making a sheriff personally liable for the official acts of the sheriff and the sheriff's deputies, shall article XIII, section 13 of the State Constitution be amended to delete the phrase "But the county shall never be made responsible for the acts of the sheriff?"

”

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.

See also

1989 Measures

• 1989 Measures
• Law enforcement officers and departments on the ballot
• 1989 legislative sessions

New York

• New York ballot measures
• New York ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• New York Constitutional Amendments