New York Proposed Amendment Four (1969)

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The New York Proposed Amendment Four was on the ballot in New York on November 4, 1969, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The referendum added new language to the state constitution that dealt with the apportioning of state senate and assembly districts.[1]

Election results

New York (1969)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes2,229,29969.89%
No960,45230.11%

Election results via: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

Proposed Amendment Four, State Constitution, amending Art. III by adding new sec. 5-a (providing that the term "inhabitants, excluding aliens" shall mean the whole number of persons for the purpose of apportioning Senate and Assembly districts).[2]

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Footnotes

  1. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, "Referenda and Primary Election Materials, Part 9: Referenda Elections for New York," accessed August 25, 2015
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.