Four statewide ballot measures were on theNovember 7, 1972 ballot inNew York.

• Three measures werelegislatively referred constitutional amendments and one measure was alegislatively referred bond question.
• Two measures wereapproved.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 1	Environment	Allows for $1.5 billion in debt for the preservation and improvement of the environment	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Direct Democracy	Provides that county elections for a District Attorney shall take place once every three or four years	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Con Language	Replaces Article XIX of the Constitution with a new Article XIX	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Judiciary	Increases the number of judicial departments	d

See also

• 1972 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

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