Constitution of the State of New York
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Sections
NY CONST Art. I, § 1. Rights, privileges and franchise secured; uncontested primary elections
NY CONST Art. I, § 2. Trial by jury; how waived
NY CONST Art. I, § 7. Just compensation for taking private property; private roads; drainage of agricultural lands
NY CONST Art. I, § 8. Freedom of speech and press; criminal prosecutions for libel
NY CONST Art. I, § 9. Right to assemble and petition; judicial divorces; gambling, except pari-mutuel betting, prohibited
NY CONST Art. I, § 12. Security against unreasonable searches, seizures and interceptions
NY CONST Art. I, § 14. Common law and acts of the state legislatures
NY CONST Art. I, § 17. Labor not a commodity; hours and wages in public work; right to organize and bargain collectively
NY CONST Art. I, § 18. Workers' compensation
NY CONST Art. XIII, § 13. Law enforcement and other officers
NY CONST Art. II, § 3. Persons excluded from the right of suffrage
NY CONST Art. II, § 4. Certain occupations and conditions not to affect residence
NY CONST Art. II, § 7. Manner of voting; identification of voters
NY CONST Art. II, § 8. Bi-partisan registration and election boards
NY CONST Art. II, § 9. Residence qualification for voting at elections of president and vice-president
NY CONST Art. VI, § 33. Continuation of existing laws consistent with article; enactment of new laws to promote purposes of article
NY CONST Art. III, § 3. Senate districts
NY CONST Art. III, § 4. Readjustments and reapportionments; when federal census to control
NY CONST Art. III, § 5. Apportionment of assembly members; creation of assembly districts
NY CONST Art. III, § 5-b. Independent redistricting commission
NY CONST Art. III, § 6. Compensation and travelling expenses of members
NY CONST Art. III, § 7. Qualification of members; certain civil appointments prohibited
NY CONST Art. III, § 14. Manner of passing bills; message of necessity for immediate vote
NY CONST Art. III, § 17. Cases in which private or local bills shall not be passed
NY CONST Art. III, § 21. Certain sections not to apply to bills recommended by certain commissioners or public agencies
NY CONST Art. III, § 22. Tax laws to state tax and object; references to federal tax laws
NY CONST Art. III, § 23. When yeas and nays necessary; three-fifths to constitute quorum
NY CONST Art. III, § 24. Prison labor; contract system abolished
NY CONST Art. III, § 25. Continuity of state and local governmental operations in periods of emergency
NY CONST Art. IV, § 1. Executive power; election and terms of governor and lieutenant-governor

