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New York Amendment 5, Judiciary Article Amendment (1938)
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| Topic Judicial term limits and State constitutional conventions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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New York Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending a judiciary article to include changes to judicial districts, justices, appeals process, jurisdictions and domestic cases. |
A "no" vote opposed amending a judiciary article to include changes to judicial districts, justices, appeals process, jurisdictions and domestic cases. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 641,332 | 29.26% | ||
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1,550,653 | 70.74% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment, submitted by the constitutional convention to amend generally the Judiciary article, 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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