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New York Proposal 2, Legislative Apportionment Measure (1915)

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New York Proposal 2

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Election date

November 2, 1915

Topic
State legislative authority
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



New York Proposal 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 2, 1915. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported establishing revised guidlines related to legislative apportionment.

A "no" vote opposed establishing revised guidlines related to legislative apportionment.


Election results

New York Proposal 2

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 371,588 29.42%

Defeated No

891,337 70.58%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposal 2 was as follows:

Shall the Proposed Amendments submitted by the Constitutional Convention to Section 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Article III relating to legislative apportionments be approved?


Path to the ballot

The New York Constitutional Convention of 1915 referred the revised constitution to the ballot.

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