New York Amendment 7, Allowing Former Judges to Join the State Supreme Court Amendment (1965)
| New York Proposed Amendment No. 7 | |
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| Topic Age limits for officials and Judicial term limits |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Proposed Amendment No. 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 2, 1965. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the New York Constitution to authorize any former judge of the Surrogate's Court in any county within New York city or in Nassau, Suffolk or Westchester counties, as well as to former Court of Appeals Judges and former Supreme Court Justices, to perform the duties of Supreme Court Justices until December 31 of the year when they turn 76 years old. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the New York Constitution to authorize any former judge of the Surrogate's Court in any county within New York city or in Nassau, Suffolk or Westchester counties, as well as to former Court of Appeals Judges and former Supreme Court Justices, to perform the duties of Supreme Court Justices until December 31 of the year when they turn 76 years old. |
Election results
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New York Proposed Amendment No. 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,328,360 | 46.30% | ||
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1,540,430 | 53.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposed Amendment No. 7 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to Article VI, §25 (b) of the Constitution, permitting any former Judge of the Surrogate's Court in any county within New York City or in Nassau, Suffolk or Westchester Counties, in addition to former Court of Appeals Judges and former Supreme Court Justices, to perform the duties of Supreme Court Justices until December 31 of the year he reaches age 76, 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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