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New York Proposal 1, Environmental Restoration Bond Measure (1996)
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| Topic Bond issues and Parks, land, and natural area conservation |
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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 5, 1996. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing $1.75 billion in state debt for clean water, clean air, and environmental restoration projects. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing $1.75 billion in state debt for clean water, clean air, and environmental restoration projects. |
Election results
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New York Proposal 1 |
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2,286,063 | 56.66% | ||
| No | 1,748,925 | 43.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall chapter 412 of the laws of 1996 known as the clean water/clean air bond act of 1996, authorizing the creation of state debt to provide moneys for the preservation, enhancement, restoration, and improvement of the quality of the state’s environment and natural resources in the amount of one billion seven hundred fifty million dollars ($1,750,000,000) 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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