BALLOT PROPOSALS
This Voter Guide will help you evaluate the proposals that will be on the November 2, 2021 ballot. Click here for an analysis by the League of Women Voters of New York that includes: a detailed description of each proposal, what it would do, and the pros and cons.
PROPOSAL NUMBER ONE
Amending the Apportionment and Redistricting Process
Question as it Will Appear on Ballot:
This proposed constitutional amendment would freeze the number of state senators at 63, amend the process for the counting of the state’s population, delete certain provisions that violate the United States Constitution, repeal and amend certain requirements for the appointment of the co-executive directors of the redistricting commission and amend the manner of drawing district lines for congressional and state legislative offices. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?
PROPOSAL NUMBER TWO
Right to Clean Air, Clean Water, and a Healthful Environment
Question as it Will Appear on Ballot:
The proposed amendment to Article 1 of the New York Constitution would establish the right of each person to clean air and water and a healthful environment. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?
PROPOSAL NUMBER THREE
Eliminating Ten-Day-Advance Voter Registration Requirement
Question as it Will Appear on Ballot:
The proposed amendment would delete the current requirement in Article 2, § 5 that a citizen be registered to vote at least ten days before an election and would allow the Legislature to enact laws permitting a citizen to register to vote less than ten days before the election. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?
PROPOSAL NUMBER FOUR
Authorizing No-Excuse Absentee Ballot Voting
Question as it Will Appear on Ballot:
The proposed amendment would delete from the current provision on absentee ballots the requirement that an absentee voter must be unable to appear at the polls by reason of absence from the county or illness or physical disability. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?
PROPOSAL NUMBER FIVE
Increasing the Jurisdiction of the New York City Civil Court
Question as it Will Appear on Ballot:
The proposed amendment would increase the New York City Civil Court’s jurisdiction by allowing it to hear and decide claims for up to $50,000 instead of the current jurisdictional limit of $25,000. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?