New York State Constitution

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The New York State Constitution is the foundational legal document that structures New York’s state government, defines the powers and limits of its branches and officials, and guarantees rights to its residents.

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Generate an image of the New York State Constitution (The New York State Constitution is the foundational legal document that structures New York’s state government, defines the powers and limits of its branches and officials, and guarantees rights to its residents.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document ⓘ
state constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy People of the State of New York ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of New York ⓘ
linked to: New York
bindingOn New York State agencies ⓘ
New York State government officials ⓘ
canBeAmendedBy constitutional convention ⓘ
legislative proposal and popular referendum ⓘ
contains Bill of Rights ⓘ
provisions on civil service ⓘ
provisions on education ⓘ
provisions on eminent domain ⓘ
provisions on environment and conservation ⓘ
provisions on home rule ⓘ
provisions on local government ⓘ
provisions on state finance ⓘ
provisions on suffrage and elections ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentFrameworkBasedOn New York Constitution of 1938 ⓘ
defines powers of New York State government branches ⓘ
structure of New York State government ⓘ
establishes Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ⓘ
New York Court of Appeals ⓘ
New York State Assembly ⓘ
New York State Executive Branch ⓘ
New York State Judiciary ⓘ
New York State Legislature ⓘ
New York State Senate ⓘ
New York Supreme Court ⓘ
bicameral legislature ⓘ
establishesOffice Attorney General of New York ⓘ
Comptroller of New York ⓘ
Governor of New York ⓘ
linked to: Kathy Hochul

Lieutenant Governor of New York ⓘ
guarantees rights of residents of New York State ⓘ
hasVersion New York Constitution of 1777 ⓘ
New York Constitution of 1821 ⓘ
New York Constitution of 1846 ⓘ
New York Constitution of 1894 ⓘ
New York Constitution of 1938 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the State of New York ⓘ
limits powers of New York State government branches ⓘ
officialName Constitution of the State of New York ⓘ
predecessor Constitution of New York of 1777 ⓘ
requires voter approval for constitutional amendments ⓘ
shortName New York Constitution ⓘ
subjectMatter checks and balances in New York State government ⓘ
individual rights of New York residents ⓘ
relationship between state and local governments in New York ⓘ
separation of powers in New York State ⓘ

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New York State Constitution → officialName → Constitution of the State of New York ⓘ
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New York State Constitution → shortName → New York Constitution ⓘ
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New York State Constitution → predecessor → Constitution of New York of 1777 ⓘ
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New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York Constitution of 1777 ⓘ
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New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York Constitution of 1821 ⓘ
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New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York Constitution of 1846 ⓘ
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New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York Constitution of 1894 ⓘ
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New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York Constitution of 1938 ⓘ
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New York State Legislature → establishedBy → Constitution of New York ⓘ
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New York Independent Redistricting Commission → legalBasis → New York State Constitution ⓘ
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Lieutenant Governor of New York → createdBy → Constitution of the State of New York ⓘ
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New York Court of Appeals → appliesToJurisdiction → New York State Constitution ⓘ
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New York Supreme Court → governedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ
Attorney General of New York → legalAuthority → New York State Constitution ⓘ
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New York State government officials → legalFramework → New York State Constitution ⓘ
Comptroller of New York → createdBy → Constitution of the State of New York ⓘ
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New York City Charter → relatedTo → New York State Constitution ⓘ
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Robert R. Livingston → notableWork → New York State Constitution (contribution) ⓘ
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New York State Assembly → legislativeAuthority → New York State Constitution ⓘ
New York Election Law → subjectTo → New York State Constitution ⓘ
New York State Assembly districts → governedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ
New York State Assembly minority leader → isSubordinateTo → New York State Constitution ⓘ
Governor of New York → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the State of New York ⓘ
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Governor of New York → officeCreatedBy → New York State Constitution of 1777 ⓘ
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New York Surrogate's Court → governedBy → New York Constitution ⓘ
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New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services → follows → New York State Constitution ⓘ
New York Town and Village Courts → governedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ
Adirondack Park → governingDocument → New York State Constitution ⓘ
Chief Judge of the State of New York → officeCreatedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ
Chief Judge of the State of New York → reportsTo → New York State Constitution ⓘ
New York County Courts → governingLaw → New York State Constitution ⓘ
New York Provincial Congress → drafted → New York State Constitution of 1777 ⓘ
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Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors → dissolvedBy → Constitution of New York (1846) ⓘ
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Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors → operatedUnderConstitution → Constitution of New York (1821) ⓘ
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