New York Question 1, State Constitutional Convention Question (1965)
| New York Proposed Question No. 1 | |
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| Topic State constitutional conventions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional convention question |
Origin |
New York Proposed Question No. 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional convention question in New York on November 2, 1965. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported holding a constitutional convention to amend or revise the New York Constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed holding a constitutional convention to amend or revise the New York Constitution. |
Election results
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New York Proposed Question No. 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,681,438 | 53.38% | ||
| No | 1,468,431 | 46.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Question No. 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall there be a convention to revise the Constitution and amend the same? | ” |
Path to the ballot
According to Section 2 of Article XIX of the New York Constitution, a question about whether to hold a state constitutional convention is to automatically appear on the state's ballot every 20 years starting in 1957. New York is one of 14 states that provides for an automatic constitutional convention question.
The table below shows the last and next constitutional convention question election years:
| State | Interval | Last question on the ballot | Next question on the ballot |
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| New York | 20 years | 2017 | 2037 |
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