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Votes Cast for Constitutional Conventions and Amendments
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Nov. 8, 1949
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For amendment of section 5, article 4 (lieutenant-governor-elect
to serve as governor in event of death of governor-elect before
assuming office)
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1,796,852
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Against
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452,419
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Nov. 8, 1949
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For amendment of section 18, article 7 (authorizing payment of
war bonus to members of armed forces from New York state whether
or not resident of state at time of application)
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1,633,560
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Against
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633,569
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Nov. 8, 1949
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For amendment of section 23, article 6 (establishing court of
claims as constitutional court of record)
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1,479,971
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Against
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616,707
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Nov. 8, 1949
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For amendment of section 6, article 1 (providing further penalty
for refusal of public officer to waive immunity or give
testimony)
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1,611,049
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Against
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471,724
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Nov. 8, 1949
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For amendment of section 6, article 5 (revising veterans'
preference in civil service employment, and providing for
certain credits)
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1,592,483
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Against
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1,090,977
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Nov. 8, 1949
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For amendment of section 4, article 18 (extending to certain
villages -- 5,000 or more inhabitants -- certain powers of
cities in relation to indebtedness for low rent housing)
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1,441,214
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Against
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627,479
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Nov. 8, 1949
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For amendment of sections 2, 5, 7, article 8 (changing power of
counties, cities, towns and villages to contract indebtedness;
excluding from New York city debt limit $150,000,000 for city
hospitals)
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1,435,575
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Against
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590,332
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Nov. 8, 1949
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For amendment of sections 10, 10-a, 11, article 8 (changing
limitations upon the amount of real estate taxes which may be
levied by counties, cities, villages and certain school
districts; providing for application and use of revenues of
certain public improvements and services)
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1,364,859
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Against
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602,855
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Nov. 6, 1951
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For amendment of section 1, article 2 (absentee voting
privileges of electors in military service and certain members
of their immediate families)
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1,695,034
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Against
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193,223
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Nov. 6, 1951
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For amendment of section 5, article 2 (exempting from the
requirement of personal registration voters in military service,
inmates of certain veterans' bureau hospitals and certain
members of their immediate families)
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1,584,025
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Against
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217,601
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Nov. 6, 1951
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For amendment of section 8, article 7 (empowering legislature to
increase pensions of members of retirement system of the state
or of any subdivision)
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1,392,034
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Against
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471,148
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Nov. 6, 1951
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For amendment of article 10, adding new section 6 (empowering
legislature by law to make state liable for bonded indebtedness
of a public corporation created to construct state thruways, and
to authorize use of state canal lands and properties by such
corporation)
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1,563,044
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Against
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366,767
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Nov. 6, 1951
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For amendment of section 7, article 6 (providing for appeals to
court of appeals, by permission, from non-final orders in
proceedings by or against public officers)
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1,357,821
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Against
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278,959
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Nov. 6, 1951
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For amendment of sections 4, 5, 7, 11, article 8 (restrictions
on the powers of counties, cities, towns, villages and certain
school districts to contract indebtedness and to impose taxes
upon real estate)
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1,297,378
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Against
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461,611
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Nov. 6, 1951
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For amendment of section 15, article 6 (increasing monetary
jurisdiction of the city court of the city of New York)
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1,320,299
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Against
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325,476
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Nov. 6, 1951
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For amendment of section 19, article 6 (permitting judges of the
court of appeals and justices of the supreme court to serve in
the armed forces of the United States or state of New York)
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1,343,294
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Against
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348,584
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Nov. 3, 1953
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For amendment of sections 1 , 2, and 16, adding new sections
14-a and 15-a, article 6 (temporary assignment of justices or
judges to terms of courts within the city of New York)
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995,128
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Against
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276,700
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Nov. 3, 1953
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For amendment of section 11 , article 6 (increasing monetary
civil jurisdiction -- $3 ,000 to $6,000 -- of county courts
outside city of New York)
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1,141,754
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Against
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376,815
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Nov. 3, 1953
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For amendment of section 1, article 4; section 1, article 5
(joint election of governor and lieutenant-governor; no election
of comptroller or attorney-general except at time of electing
governor; legislature to provide for filling vacancies in these
two offices)
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844,310
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Against
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663,471
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Nov. 3, 1953
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For amendment of article 8, adding section 2-a (local
indebtedness for Water supply -- powers granted by legislature
to public corporations and improvement districts concerning
excess supply of Water)
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56,798
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Against
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431,766
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Nov. 3, 1953
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For amendment of section 3, article 4 (authorizing legislature
to fix salary of governor, by joint resolution; $50,000 maximum)
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1,016,430
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Against
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538,529
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Nov. 3, 1953
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For amendment of section 6, article 4 (authorizing legislature
to fix salary of lieutenant-governor, by joint resolution;
$20,000 maximum)
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1,011,359
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Against
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531,632
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Nov. 3, 1953
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For amendment of sections 2, 5, 7, 10, 10-a, article 8 (power of
counties, cities, towns, villages and certain school districts
to contract indebtedness and to raise taxes on real estate)
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989,741
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Against
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524,193
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Nov. 3, 1953
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For amendment of section 10, article 8, adding subparagraph (f)
(constitutional limitation on amount to be raised by city of New
York, and counties therein, by tax on real estate)
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947,531
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Against
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560,023
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Nov. 3, 1953
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For amendment of section 2, article 14 (revokes power of
legislature to provide for use of portions of forest preserve
for the construction of reservoirs to regulate the flow of
streams)
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1,002,462
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Against
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697,270
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Nov. 8, 1955
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For amendment of article 7, adding new section 19 (authorizing
legislature to provide for the issuance of state bonds, not
exceeding $750,000,000, for state highway and grade crossing
elimination purposes)
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1,139,002
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Against
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1,493,308
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Nov. 8, 1955
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For amendment of section 3, article 18 (in relation to the limit
for authorization of periodic subsidies by the state for low
rent publicly assisted housing)
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1,139,185
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Against
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1,011,424
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Nov. 8, 1955
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For amendment of sections 2 and 5, article 2 (in relation to
absentee registration and voting)
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1,172,556
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Against
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923,855
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Nov. 8, 1955
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For amendment of section 1 , article 5 (in relation to the
powers and duties of the comptroller respecting the taxation and
assessment of real estate)
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1,077,914
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Against
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918,978
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Nov. 8, 1955
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For amendment of paragraph B, section 5, article 8 (in relation
to indebtedness contracted for sewer purposes)
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818,551
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Against
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1,175,343
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Nov. 8, 1955
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For amendment of section 2-a, article 8 (in relation to the
powers of public corporations and improvement districts to
provide for the conveyance, treatment and disposal of sewage and
for drainage purposes and to contract indebtedness for such
purposes)
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1,163,800
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Against
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803,884
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Nov. 8, 1955
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For amendment of article 14, adding new section 2-a (in relation
to the authorization of the use of certain state owned forest
preserve lands for the construction and operation of Panther
Mountain reservoir to regulate the flow of Moose and Black
rivers)
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613,927
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Against
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1,622,196
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Nov. 8, 1955
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For amendment of section 19, article 6 (in relation to the
holding of any other public office by judges, justices or
surrogates)
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1,078,167
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Against
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849,029
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Nov. 8, 1955
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For amendment of section 11, article 6 (in relation to
appointment of temporary judges of county courts in counties
outside the city of New York, in case of the temporary illness
or disability of the incumbent)
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824,424
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Against
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1,093,048
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Nov. 8, 1955
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For amendment of article 6, adding new section 16-a (in relation
to appointment of temporary justices and judges, in case of
temporary illness or disability of the incumbent)
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822,693
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Against
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1,073,103
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Nov. 5, 1957
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For a convention to revise the Constitution and amend the same
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1,242,568
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Against
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1,368,063
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Nov. 5, 1957
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For amendment of article 7, adding new section 19 (authorizing a
$250 million state debt for expansion of the state university)
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1,895,896
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Against
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805,251
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Nov. 5, 1957
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For amendment of article 18, section 3 (providing for method of
amortization of state loans for public or limited-profit
housing)
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1,612,471
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Against
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916,771
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Nov. 5, 1957
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For amendment of article 1, section 9 (authorizing the conduct
of bingo games by certain organizations under state regulation
and local government supervision)
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1,818,353
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Against
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1,175,820
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Nov. 5, 1957
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For amendment of article 18, section 5 (excluding liability for
certain state housing loans in ascertaining debt-incurring power
of towns and villages for housing purposes)
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1,497,237
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Against
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931,047
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Nov. 5, 1957
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For amendment of article 14, section 3 (authorizing dedication,
use, sale, exchange or other disposition of certain state forest
preserve lands)
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1,551,982
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Against
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972,118
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Nov. 5, 1957
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For amendment of article 14, section 1 (permitting limited use
of forest preserve lands for state highway purposes)
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1,725,735
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Against
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791,744
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