New York State Civil Departments, Amendment 2 (1961)
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The New York State Civil Departments, Amendment 2, also known as Proposed Amendment No. 2, was on the ballot in New York on November 7, 1961, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. This measure amended Sections 2, 3 and 4 of Article 5 of the state Constitution. It limited the number and "flexibility in the establishment of the civil departments in the state government and for assignment of functions thereto; expands the powers of the governor and the legislature in respect thereto."[1]
Election results
| New York Proposed Amendment No. 2 (1961) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 1,858,351 | 72.61% | ||
| No | 700,873 | 27.39% | ||
Election results via: New York State Court System
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