when did new york abolish common law marriage
Common-law marriage in the United States Common-law marriages can no longer be contracted in the following twenty-seven states, as of the dates given: Alabama (2016).,[18] Alaska (1917),[19] Arizona (1913), California (1895), Florida (1968), Georgia (1997), Hawaii (1920), Idaho (1996), Illinois (1905),[20] Indiana (1958), Kentucky (1852), Maine (1652, when it became part of Massachusetts; then a state, 1820), Massachusetts (1646), Michigan (1957), Minnesota (1941), Mississippi (1956), Missouri (1921), Nebraska (1923), Nevada (1943), New Jersey (1939), New Mexico (1860),[21] New York (1933,[22] also 1902[23]â€“1908), North Dakota (1890), Ohio (1991), Pennsylvania (2005), South Dakota (1959) and Wisconsin (1917).
New York state Constitutional Convention of 2018 The New York state Constitutional Convention of 2018–19[1] is a proposed body that would revise the constitution of the State of New York, subject to the approval of the voters. Section 2 of Article XIX of the state constitution requires that every 20 years the ballot question “Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?” be submitted to the voters.[2] This referendum, the 13th in almost a quarter of a millennium, will be held in November 2017. If the referendum is approved, delegates to the convention will be elected in November 2018.