New York Proposal 1, Energy Conservation Transportation Bond Measure (1979)
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| Topic Bond issues and Energy conservation and efficiency |
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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 6, 1979. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing $500 million in state bonds for transportation improvements to promote energy conservation. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing $500 million in state bonds for transportation improvements to promote energy conservation. |
Election results
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1,491,964 | 55.39% | ||
| No | 1,201,530 | 44.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal 1 was as follows:
| “ | To provide for energy conservation through improved transportation by preserving and improving essential local streets and highways, rail passenger, rapid transit and rail freight services to the inhabitants of the state, shall section one of chapter three hundred sixty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-nine, known as the energy conservation through improved transportation bond act of nineteen hundred seventy-nine, authorizing the creation of a state debt in the amount of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) for capital facilities and equipment 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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