New York Constitution

Adopted by Constitutional Convention September 29, 1894

Ratified by Vote of the People November 6, 1894

Became Effective January 1, 1895

As Revised, with Amendments adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1938 and Approved by Vote of the People on

November 8, 1938.

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Preamble

Article I. Bill Of Rights

Rights, privileges and franchise secured; power of legislature to dispense with primary elections in certain cases

Trial by jury; how waived

Freedom of worship; religious liberty

Bail; fines; punishments; detention of witnesses

Grand jury; protection of certain enumerated rights; duty of public officers to sign waiver of immunity and give testimony; penalty for refusal

Compensation for taking private property; private roads; drainage of agricultural lands

Freedom of speech and press; criminal prosecutions for libel

Right to assemble and petition; divorce; lotteries; pool-selling and gambling; laws to prevent; pari-mutual betting on horse races per-mitted; games of chance, bingo or lotto authorized under certain restrictions

Which dealt with ownership of lands, yellowtail tenures and escheat was repealed by amendment approved by vote of the people November 6, 1962

Equal protection of laws; discrimination in civil rights prohibited

Security against unreasonable searches, seizures and interceptions

Which dealt with purchase of lands of Indians was repealed by amendment approved by vote of the people November 6, 1962

Common law and acts of the colonial and state legislatures

Which dealt with certain grants of lands and of charters madeby the king of Great Britain and the state and obligations and contracts not to be impaired was repealed byamendment approved by vote of the people November 6, 1962

Damages for injuries causing death

Labor not a commodity; hours and wages in public work; right to organize and bargain collectively

Workers' compensation

Article II. Suffrage

Qualifications of voters

Absentee voting

Persons excluded from the right of suffrage

Certain occupations and conditions not to affect residence

Registration and election laws to be passed

Permanent registration

Manner of voting; identification of voters

Bi-partisan registration and election boards

Presidential elections; special voting procedures authorized

Article III. Legislature

Legislative power

Number and terms of senators and assemblymen

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