New York Social Welfare, Amendment 8 (1938)

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The New York Social Welfare, Amendment 8, also known as Proposed Amendment No. 8, was on the ballot in New York on November 8, 1938, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. This amendment was submitted by the constitutional convention. This amendment permitted the "use of state money and credit for social welfare, including provision, by insurance or otherwise, against the hazards of unemployment, sickness and old age."[1]

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New York Proposed Amendment No. 8 (1938)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes1,902,07566.85%
No943,29633.15%

Election results via: New York State Court System

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  1. ↑ New York State Court System, "Votes Cast for and against Proposed Constitutional Conventions and also Proposed Constitutional Amendments," accessed November 11, 2015
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