New York 1949 ballot measures

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Nine statewide ballot measures were on the November 8, 1949 ballot in New York.

• Eight measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments and one measure was a legislatively referred state statute.
• All nine measures were approved.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition 1	Gov't Finances	Issues loans to cities, towns, villages and authorities for slum clearance and low-rent housing	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Admin of Gov't	Relates to the succession of the governor-elect in the event of his/her death.	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Veterans	Authorizes the payment of a war bonus to members of the armed forces	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Judiciary	Establishes a court of claims as constitutional court of record	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Admin of Gov't	Provides further penalties for public officers that refuse to give testimony	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Veterans	Relates to revising veterans' preference in civil service employment	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Gov't Finances	Relates to the powers of certain villages to contract indebtedness for low-rent housing	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Gov't Finances	Changes the power of counties, cities, towns and villages to contract indebtedness	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Taxes	Changes the limitation on the amount of real estate taxes that can be levied by counties, cities, villages and certain school districts	a

See also

• 1949 ballot measures
• List of New York ballot measures
• New York State Legislature
• List of ballot measures by state

External links

• New York State Board of Elections
• New York State Court System