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New York Succession of Governor-elect, Amendment 1 (1949)

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The New York Succession of Governor-elect, Amendment 1, also known as Proposed Amendment No. 1, was on the ballot in New York on November 8, 1949, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. This amendment authorized the "lieutenant-governor-elect to serve as governor in event of death of governor-elect before assuming office."[1]

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New York Proposed Amendment No. 1 (1949)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes1,796,85279.89%
No452,41920.11%

Election results via: New York State Court System

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  1. ↑ New York State Court System, "Votes Cast for and against Proposed Constitutional Conventions and also Proposed Constitutional Amendments," accessed November 4, 2015
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