New York Amendment 4, Retirement or Removal of Judicial Officers Amendment (1947)
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| Topic State judicial selection |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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New York Amendmen 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 4, 1947. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a special Court on the Judiciary to oversee the removal or retirement of judges for cause or disability, allowing it after formal charges and a hearing to remove a judge, disqualify them from future office, or retire them for disability. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a special Court on the Judiciary to oversee the removal or retirement of judges for cause or disability, allowing it after formal charges and a hearing to remove a judge, disqualify them from future office, or retire them for disability. |
Election results
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New York Amendmen 4 |
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1,572,256 | 67.73% | ||
| No | 749,020 | 32.27% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendmen 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to article six of the constitution, adding section nine-a thereto in relation to the removal or retirement of judges and justices, be approved? | ” |
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