While there were perhaps more noteworthy or highly publicized races being determined on Election Day, there was one item New Yorkers may not have been as…
There were six measures being voted on in New York , the first of which was Proposal 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that has been dubbed the"Equal Rights Amendment."
b. Nothing in this section shall invalidate or prevent the adoption of any law, regulation, program, or practice that is designed to prevent or dismantle discrimination on the basis of a characteristic listed in this section, nor shall any characteristic listed in this section be interpreted to interfere with, limit, or deny the civil rights of any person based upon any other characteristic identified in this section.
But the approach Democrats took with the amendment’s language resulted in confusion — and one of the more unusual political fights of the year. “This vote is a rejection of a regressive national movement to roll-back our hard-won freedoms that has gained in other states. New Yorkers resoundingly said ‘hell no, not here’ to abortion bans and attacks on immigrants and trans people,” New York Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Donna Lieberman said in a statement after the amendment passed.in October, saying,"It’s a vote to ensure women not politicians like myself have the power to make decisions about their own bodies.
Previous state court decisions have found that existing language in the state constitution bars noncitizens from voting. And the New York City Bar Association says the amendment would not block existing state laws requiring parental consent for a child’s medical care.
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