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Vote Cast for Constitutional Conventions and Amendments
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Nov. 8, 1977
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For a convention to revise the Constitution and amend the same
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1,126,902
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Against
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1,668,137
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Nov. 8, 1977
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For amendment of section 2 and adding new section 36-a, article
6 (providing for the creation of a commission on judicial
nomination and amending the method of selection of judges of the
court of appeals)
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1,508,258
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Against
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1,311,621
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Nov. 8, 1977
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For amendment of articles 6 and 7 (administration of the unified
court system)
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1,551,190
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Against
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1,123,636
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Nov. 8, 1977
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For amendment of article 6 (creation of a commission on judicial
conduct and procedures for the admonition, removal, censure and
retirement of judges or justices)
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1,729,357
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Against
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961,989
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Nov. 8, 1977
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For amendment of subdivision a section 17, article 6
(jurisdiction of courts for towns villages and cities outside
the city of New York)
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1,195,211
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Against
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1,323,455
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Nov. 8, 1977
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For amendment of subdivision 2, section 8, article 7 (increasing
pension benefits payable to widows and widowers of retired
members of a retirement system of the state or of a subdivision
of the state)
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1,598,758
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Against
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1,200,116
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Nov. 8, 1977
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For amendment of section 3, article 13 (filling of vacancies on
boards of education)
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1,281,541
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Against
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1,272,654
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Nov. 8, 1977
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For amendment of section 8, article 10 (increasing from
$150,000,000 to $300,000,000 the maximum principal amount of
bonds for which the legislature may make the state the guarantor
in behalf of the job development authority)
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1,239,343
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Against
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1,374,781
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Nov. 8, 1977
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For amendment of subdivision 3, section 8, article 7 (permitting
a public corporation subject to authorization by the
legislature, to make or guarantee certain loans to improve
employment opportunities in the state)
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1,399,211
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Against
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1,178,071
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Nov. 6, 1979
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For amendment of section 8, article 10 (increasing from
$150,000,000 to $300,000,000 the maximum amount for which the
legislature may make the state liable as guarantor on bonds
issued by a public corporation such as the job development
authority)
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1,149,429
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Against
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1,277,476
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Nov. 6, 1979
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For amendment of section 1, article 14 (enabling the legislature
to exchange specific lands in the state forest preserve in
Hamilton county with International Paper Company)
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1 ,204,753
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Against
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1,170,181
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Nov. 6, 1979
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For amendment of section 22, article 3 (permitting the
legislature to incorporate, by reference, any federal tax laws
into the state tax law)
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1,009,232
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Against
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1,327,008
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Nov. 3, 1981
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For amendment of section 8, article 10 (increasing from
$150,000,000 to $300,000,000 the maximum amount for which the
legislature may make the state liable as guarantor on bonds
issued by a public corporation such as the job development
authority)
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1,488,529
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Against
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973,709
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Nov. 8, 1983
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For amendment to paragraph E, section five, article 8
(permitting the exclusion from constitutional limits of
indebtedness contracted by municipalities (Jan. 1, 1962 - Jan.
1, 1994) for construction or reconstruction of sewage
facilities)
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1,344,794
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Against
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1,241,760
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Nov. 8, 1983
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For amendment of section 3, article 10 (removing restrictions
upon the issuance of capital stock by savings banks and
institutions for savings, removing certain restrictions upon
their trustees, and including savings and loan associations
within its provisions)
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1,617,862
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Against
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1,035,645
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Nov. 8, 1983
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For amendment of subdivision b, section 25, article 6
(authorizing the legislature, by law, to permit the continuation
of the services of certain judges and justices after retirement
upon appointment by the administrative board of the courts)
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1,144,573
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Against
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1,466,970
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Nov. 8, 1983
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For amendment of subdivision f, section 26, article 6
(permitting the temporary assignment of a judge of the family
court to the supreme court in the judicial department of his
residence)
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1,593,114
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Against
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990,426
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Nov. 8, 1983
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For amendment of section 1, article 14 (authorizing the exchange
of certain Adirondack Park land between the state and Sagamore
Institute, Inc.)
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1,602,228
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Against
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951,970
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Nov. 8, 1983
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For amendment of article 6, subdivision a, section 11;
subdivision b, section 15; subdivision d, section 16 (raising
the monetary jurisdictional limitations of certain courts)
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1,314,754
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Against
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1,084,200
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Nov. 8, 1983
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For amendment of article 16 adding new section 6 (authorizing a
new way for municipalities to finance public improvements and
redevelopment projects)
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1,387,876
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Against
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1,095,199
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Nov. 6, 1984
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For amendment of subdivision a, section 13, article 13
(providing that the sheriff and county clerk of each county
shall be elected once in every three or four years as the
legislature shall direct)
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2,118,846
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Against
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1,020,593
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Nov. 6, 1984
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For amendment of subdivision 2, section 9, article 1 (providing
that dollar amounts of prizes for certain games of chance, now
restricted by the constitution, may be changed by the
legislature)
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1,803,103
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Against
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1,387,489
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Nov. 5, 1985
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For amendment of subdivision 3, section 8, article 7 and
amending section 8, article 10 (permitting a public corporation
to loan up to 60 percent rather than 40 percent of a
projectÆs cost; and increasing from $300,000,000 to
$600,000,000 the maximum amount for which the legislature may
make the state liable as guarantor on bonds issued by a public
corporation such as the job development authority)
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1,426,326
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Against
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663,891
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Nov. 5, 1985
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For amendment of section 22, article 3 (permitting the
legislature or any local government to incorporate by reference
any provision of the laws of the United States in state laws
imposing, continuing or reviving a tax)
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946,764
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Against
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999,056
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Nov. 5, 1985
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For amendment of article 6, section 3, subdivision b, adding new
paragraph (9) (expanding the jurisdiction of the court of
appeals)
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1,249,238
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Against
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654,198
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Nov. 5, 1985
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For amendment of section 2, article 8 (authorizing
municipalities or school districts to issue sinking fund bonds
to finance indebtedness)
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1,049,473
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Against
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885,424
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Nov. 5, 1985
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For repealing subparagraph (e) of section 10, article 8
(limiting the amount to be raised through real estate taxes by
certain school districts; relettering subparagraph (f) as
subparagraph (e))
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994,490
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Against
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982,430
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Nov. 3 , 1987
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For amendment of section 6, article 5 (granting civil service
credits to aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in
the United States who served in the Armed Forces of the United
States in time of war and who are New York State residents; and
deleting the invalidated requirement that a veteran be a
resident of New York state at the time of his entrance into the
Armed Forces)
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1,219,180
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Against
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519,769
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Nov. 3, 1987
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For amendment of section 1, article 14 (increasing the number of
miles of ski trails and their width that may be constructed and
maintained on forest preserve land on Whiteface Mountain in
Essex County, Belleayre Mountain in Ulster and Delaware counties
and Gore and Pete Gay mountains in Warren County; deleting the
authorization of ski trails on the slopes of South Mountain in
Warren county; and conforming the Whiteface Mountain
authorization to those of Belleayre, Gore and Pete Gay mountains
by including appurtenances in the authorization)
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881,350
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Against
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806,091
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