This is how Proposition 1 will look on your ballot:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis proposal would protect against unequal treatment based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, and sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy. It also protects against unequal treatment based on reproductive healthcare and autonomy.<\/p>\n
A \u201cYES\u201d vote puts these protections in the New York State Constitution.<\/p>\n
A \u201cNO\u201d vote leaves these protections out of the State Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n
Supporters of the amendment aren\u2019t happy with the question voters are being asked to answer \u2014 and that it doesn\u2019t use the word \u201cabortion.\u201d<\/p>\n
The state Board of Elections decides ballot language, and as of last November, they\u2019re required to write measures in \u201cplain language:\u201d specifically, as close to an eighth grade reading level as possible. After the BOE released ballot language for Proposition 1 in July, there was an outcry from supporters who found it confusing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two New Yorkers filed a lawsuit against the BOE alleging it wasn\u2019t complying with the plain language law if it didn\u2019t add the words \u201cabortion\u201d and \u201cLGBT\u201d to the ballot language. State Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan), one of the main architects of the amendment, and other members of the legislature urged the BOE to change the language, as did state Attorney General Letitia James.<\/p>\n
To pass a law in New York, it must be approved by the state legislature and then signed by the governor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But to amend the constitution, the legislature must pass the law twice \u2014 which Albany lawmakers did for Proposition 1 in July 2022 and January 2023 \u2014 and then get it approved in a referendum. That\u2019s where voters come in this November.<\/p>\n
An amendment is a lot harder to pass \u2014 and to overturn. Supporters of Proposition 1 say that degree of permanence is necessary when it comes to abortion and other protections.<\/p>\n
The New York State constitution already protects people from discrimination on the basis of \u201crace, color, creed or religion.\u201d This ballot measure would add ethnicity, national origin, age, disability and sex to the list. The new amendment also makes explicit that pregnancy outcomes, sexual orientation, gender identity, and reproductive autonomy are part of sex as a protected class.<\/p>\n
New Yorkers for Equal Rights, which describes itself as a \u201ccoalition of more than 500 civil and reproductive rights organizations advocating for passage of Proposal 1,\u201d includes the American Civil Liberties Union, the NYCLU, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, National Institute for Reproductive Health Action, and some teachers\u2019 and healthcare workers\u2019 unions.<\/p>\n
The primary committee fundraising in opposition to Proposition 1, Coalition to Protect Kids NY, doesn\u2019t mention abortion in their messaging at all. Instead, they\u2019ve focused on transgender kids and teens \u2014 and the rights of parents.<\/p>\n
The actual amendment to the constitution has two parts. The first adds the categories mentioned above \u2014 like ethnicity, age, and gender identity \u2014 to the list of protected classes. The second adds language to attempt to ensure that none of these new protections will infringe on any current ones.<\/p>\n
The campaign in favor of Proposition 1 has raised significantly more money than the campaign against.<\/p>\n
As voters head to the polls, it\u2019s crucial to understand the intricacies of Proposition 1. While the ballot question may not explicitly mention abortion, the amendment aims to protect against discrimination based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, and sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy. The amendment also seeks to ensure that none of these new protections will infringe on any current ones.<\/p>\n
Proposition 1 aims to add new categories to the list of protected classes in the New York State constitution, including ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, and sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy.<\/h4\n\n\n\n
The state Board of Elections decides ballot language, and as of last November, they\u2019re required to write measures in \u201cplain language:\u201d specifically, as close to an eighth grade reading level as possible.<\/h4>\n
The second part of the amendment adds language to attempt to ensure that none of the new protections will infringe on any current ones.<\/h4>\n
New Yorkers for Equal Rights, which describes itself as a \u201ccoalition of more than 500 civil and reproductive rights organizations advocating for passage of Proposal 1,\u201d includes several prominent organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and some teachers\u2019 and healthcare workers\u2019 unions.<\/h4>\n
The primary committee fundraising in opposition to Proposition 1, Coalition to Protect Kids NY, doesn\u2019t mention abortion in their messaging at all. Instead, they\u2019ve focused on transgender kids and teens \u2014 and the rights of parents.<\/h4>\n
…and so on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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