{"id":3511,"date":"2023-10-01T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwvlm.org\/?p=3511"},"modified":"2024-01-15T23:03:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T04:03:10","slug":"zoom-presentation-on-nys-ballot-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lwvlm.org\/?p=3511","title":{"rendered":"Watch the October 24 Zoom Presentation on the NYS Ballot Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Understanding New York&#039;s 2023 Ballot Proposals\" width=\"752\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-xXgf-ugFT0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read Albany Law School&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.albanylaw.edu\/government-law-center\/new-york-constitutional-law\">Explainer<\/a> on the Ballot Proposals<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PROPOSAL NUMBER 1 <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Removal of Small City School Districts From<br>Special Constitutional Debt Limitation<\/strong><br><em>Description of Proposal<\/em><br>The State Constitution limits how much debt a small city (a city with less<br>than 125,000 people) school district, can incur. State law says their debt<br>cannot be greater than five percent of the value of taxable real property;<br>all other school districts\u2019 debt cannot be greater than ten percent.<br>If this Constitutional Amendment passes, small city school districts<br>would be eligible to have the same debt limit as other school districts<br>as determined by state law.<br><em>Question as it Will Appear on the Ballot<\/em><br>The proposed amendment to Article 8, section 4 of the Constitution<br>removes the special constitutional debt limitation now placed on small<br>city school districts, so they will be treated the same as all other school<br>districts. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PROPOSAL NUMBER 2 <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Extending Sewage Project Debt Exclusion From<br>Debt Limit<\/strong><br><em>Description of Proposal<\/em><br>The State Constitution limits the debt counties, cities, towns, and<br>villages can incur. This debt limit has an exception to not include debt for<br>sewage treatment and disposal construction projects. The current sewer<br>debt exception expires on January 1, 2024. This amendment extends the<br>sewer debt exception for ten more years until January 1, 2034.<br><em>Question as it Will Appear on the Ballot<\/em><br>The proposed amendment to Article 8, section 5 of the Constitution<br>extends for ten years the authority of counties, cities, towns, and villages<br>to remove from their constitutional debt limits debt for the construction<br>of sewage facilities. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read Albany Law School&#8217;s Explainer on the Ballot Proposals PROPOSAL NUMBER 1 Removal of Small City School Districts FromSpecial Constitutional Debt LimitationDescription of ProposalThe State Constitution limits how much debt a small city (a city with lessthan 125,000 people) school district, can incur. 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