New York Proposition 1, Additional Subsidies for Low-Rent Housing Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Housing assistance programs |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported increasing the statewide limit on low‑rent housing and urban renewal subsidies by $20 million. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing the statewide limit on low‑rent housing and urban renewal subsidies by $20 million. |
Election results
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New York Proposition 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,424,590 | 47.59% | ||
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1,568,936 | 52.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall chapter nine hundred twenty‑six of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy, entitled "An act to amend the public housing law, in relation to state subsidies, increasing by twenty million dollars the maximum aggregate amount of state periodic subsidies for the payment of which, in any one year, contracts may be outstanding for low rent housing and urban renewal purposes, and providing for the submission to the people of a proposition or question therefor to be voted upon at the general election to be held in November, nineteen hundred seventy," be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New York Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the New York State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment 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. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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