New York Proposal 1, Correctional Facilities Bond Measure (1981)
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| Topic Bond issues and Prison and jail funding |
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| Type Bond issue |
Origin |
New York Proposal 1 was on the ballot as a bond issue in New York on November 3, 1981. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing $500 million in state debt to fund acquiring, constructing, rehabilitating, and equipping correctional facilities in New York. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing $500 million in state debt to fund acquiring, constructing, rehabilitating, and equipping correctional facilities in New York. |
Election results
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New York Proposal 1 |
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| Yes | 1,272,672 | 49.73% | ||
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1,286,371 | 50.27% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall section one of chapter 850 of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-one, known as the security through development of correctional facilities bond act of nineteen hundred eighty-one, authorizing the creation of a state debt in the amount of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) to provide moneys to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, and equip facilities to be used to provide security through improved correctional facilities in the State of New York be approved? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
According to Section 11 of Article VII of the New York Constitution, the state's general obligation bonds require voter approval, except for certain short-term debts; debts to "repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or defend the state in war;" and debts to suppress wildfires.
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the New York State Legislature to place a bond issue 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. Bonds require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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