New York Amendment 1, Forest Preserve Amendment (1896)
| New York Amendment 1 | |
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| Election date | |
| Topic Forestry and timber andParks, land, and natural area conservation | |
| Status
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment | Origin |
New York Amendment 1 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inNew York onNovember 3, 1896. It wasdefeated.
A"yes" votesupported permanently protecting New York State forest preserve lands as wild forest with limited exceptions. |
A"no" voteopposed permanently protecting New York State forest preserve lands as wild forest with limited exceptions. |
Election results
New York Amendment 1 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 321,486 | 31.15% | ||
| 710,505 | 68.85% | ||
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to section seven of article seven of the constitution relating to the forest preserve become a law? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also:Amending the New York Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for theNew York State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 126 votes in theNew York State Assembly and 32 votes in theNew York State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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- New York 1896 ballot measures
- State ballots, 1896
- State Ballot Measure, November 3, 1896
- Defeated, 1896
- Defeated, November 3, 1896
- New York 1896 ballot measures, certified
- Forestry and timber, New York
- Forestry and timber, 1896
- Certified, forestry and timber, 1896
- Parks, land, and natural area conservation, New York
- Parks, land, and natural area conservation, 1896
- Certified, parks, land, and natural area conservation, 1896
- Referred amendment certified for the 1896 ballot
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