New York State Constitution

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foundational legal document 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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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
New York State Constitution canonical	69
Constitution of the State of New York	17
New York Constitution	10
New York State Constitution of 1777	3
New York Constitution of 1938	2
Constitution of New York	1
Constitution of New York (1821)	1
Constitution of New York (1846)	1
Constitution of New York of 1777	1
New York Constitution of 1777	1
New York Constitution of 1821	1
New York Constitution of 1846	1
New York Constitution of 1894	1
New York State Constitution (contribution)	1
New York State Constitution (historical versions)	1
New York State Constitution Article III (redistricting provisions)	1
New York State Constitution of 1821	1
New York State Constitution, Article IV	1
State of New York constitution	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy	People of the State of New York ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	New York ⓘ surface form: State of New York
bindingOn	New York State executive agencies ⓘ surface form: 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 State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 Legislature ⓘ surface form: New York State Assembly New York State executive agencies ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Kathy Hochul ⓘ surface form: Governor of New York Lieutenant Governor of New York ⓘ
guarantees	rights of residents of New York State ⓘ
hasVersion	New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New York Constitution of 1777 New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New York Constitution of 1821 New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New York Constitution of 1846 New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New York Constitution of 1894 New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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	New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the State of New York
predecessor	New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Constitution of New York of 1777
requires	voter approval for constitutional amendments ⓘ
shortName	New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (115)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York State Senator → subjectTo → New York State Constitution ⓘ

New York State Senate → constitutionalBasis → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of New York

New York State Constitution → officialName → New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of New York

New York State Constitution → shortName → New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Constitution

New York State Constitution → predecessor → New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of New York of 1777

New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Constitution of 1777

New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Constitution of 1821

New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Constitution of 1846

New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Constitution of 1894

New York State Constitution → hasVersion → New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Constitution of 1938

New York State Constitution → currentFrameworkBasedOn → New York State Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Constitution of 1938

New York State Legislature → follows → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Constitution

New York State Legislature → establishedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of New York

New York Independent Redistricting Commission → legalBasis → New York State Constitution ⓘ

New York Independent Redistricting Commission → governingLaw → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York State Constitution Article III (redistricting provisions)

Lieutenant Governor of New York → createdBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of New York

Lieutenant Governor of New York → constitutionalBasis → New York State Constitution ⓘ

Lieutenant Governor of New York → governingDocument → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York State Constitution, Article IV

New York State executive agencies → legalAuthority → New York State Constitution ⓘ

New York State Judiciary → appliesLaw → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Constitution

New York State Judiciary → governedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Constitution

New York Court of Appeals → appliesToJurisdiction → New York State Constitution ⓘ

New York Court of Appeals → establishedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ

New York Court of Appeals → legalAuthority → New York State Constitution ⓘ

New York Court of Appeals → interprets → New York State Constitution ⓘ

New York Supreme Court → governedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ

Attorney General of New York → legalAuthority → New York State Constitution ⓘ

Attorney General of New York → officeCreatedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York State Constitution of 1777

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York → establishedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ

New York State government officials → legalFramework → New York State Constitution ⓘ

Comptroller of New York → createdBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of New York

New York City Charter → relatedTo → New York State Constitution ⓘ

Government of the State of New York → constitutionalDocument → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of New York

Robert R. Livingston → notableWork → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York State Constitution (contribution)

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 → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the State of New York

Governor of New York → officeCreatedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York State Constitution of 1777

New York Surrogate's Court → governedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York Constitution

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 ⓘ

this entity surface form: New York State Constitution of 1777

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors → dissolvedBy → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of New York (1846)

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and the Correction of Errors → operatedUnderConstitution → New York State Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of New York (1821)