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New York Amendment 2, Voter Registration Requirements Amendment (1995)
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| Topic Election administration and governance and Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 7, 1995. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported eliminating voter re-registration requirements and changing qualifications and procedures for voter registration. |
A “no” vote opposed eliminating voter re-registration requirements and changing qualifications and procedures for voter registration. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 2 |
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974,206 | 57.10% | ||
| No | 731,999 | 42.90% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | The proposed amendment to section 1, 5, 6, and 8 of Article II of the State Constitution eliminates the requirements for re-registration of voters who move within a county or within the City of New York, provides that boards of election shall determine the qualifications of voters, conforms language to existing Federal requirements that the voting age is eighteen, that the residency requirement is 30 days, and that literacy requirements are eliminated and removes the requirement that voters must register in person. Shall the proposed amendment be approved? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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Footnotes
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