New York 1966 ballot measures

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Twelve statewide ballot measures were on the November 8, 1966 ballot in New York.

• Eleven measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments and one measure was a legislatively referred bond question.
• Eight measures were approved.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 1	Forests & Parks	Authorizes the creation of a state debt of $200 million for lands for outdoor recreation	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Bonds	Increases the bond that the state may be liable for by public corporations	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Legislature	Relates to the Legislature's power to loan state money for employment opportunities	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Housing	Relates to the power of cities, towns and villages to contract indebtedness for low rent housing	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Legislature	Empowers the legislature to provide for the education and the support of the mentally ill	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Pension	Increase in pensions for widows of retired members of a teachers retirement systems	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Direct Democracy	Requires three month residence of voters in state, county, city or village elections	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Lottery	Authorizes state lotteries for the support of education	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Direct Democracy	Authorizes absentee registration for voters	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 9	Gov't Finances	Relates to the power of the Buffalo city school district to contract indebtedness for taxes of real estate	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 10	Judiciary	Relates to the continued service of retired judges on the Court of Appeals	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 11	Judiciary	Relates to the continued service of retired appellate division justices	a

See also

• 1966 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