New York Proposal 1, NYC Civil Court and District Court Jurisdiction Amendment (1995)
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| New York Proposal 1 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1995 | |
| Topic State judiciary | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
New York Proposal 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 7, 1995. It was defeated.[1][2]
A “yes” vote supported increasing the New York City Civil Court's jurisdiction over lawsuits involving claims from $25,000 to $50,000 and the district court’s jurisdiction from $15,000 to $50,000. |
A “no” vote opposed this constitutional amendment, thus keeping the New York City Civil Court's jurisdiction over lawsuits involving claims at $25,000 and the district court’s jurisdiction at $15,000. |
Election results[edit]
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New York Proposal 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 835,143 | 49.67% | ||
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846,112 | 50.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposal 1 was as follows:
| “ | The proposed amendment to Article 6, Section 15 and 16 of the State Constitution would increase the monetary jurisdiction of the New York City Civil Court from twenty-five thousand (25,000) dollars to fifty thousand (50,000) dollars and would increase the monetary jurisdiction of the District Court from fifteen thousand (15,000) dollars to fifty thousand (50,000) dollars. Shall the proposal amendment be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot[edit]
In New York, a constitutional amendment requires a simple majority vote in each chamber of the New York State Legislature in two successive legislative sessions with an election for state legislators in between.
See also
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Results obtained from John Conklin, Director of Public Information and Records Access Officer at the New York Board of Elections
- ↑ The Post-Star, "Election Notice (1995)," November 3, 1995
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