New York’s Staten Island. The state of New York may have chosen to enact Proposition 1, which would have protected access to abortion in the state and added new protected classes to the Equal Rights Amendment, which forbids discrimination against any individual or group. However, the situation on Staten Island is different.
The four assembly districts on the island were almost evenly divided on whether to adopt Proposition 1, according to the unofficial Board of Elections figures from election night.
The following are the unofficial results:
- Assembly District 61: 94.74% reported
- Yes: 22,074
- No: 9,265
- Assembly District 62: 99% reported
- Yes: 22,776
- No: 37,127
- Assembly District 63: 99%
- Yes: 25,788
- No: 20,411
- Assembly District 64: 98.1%
- Yes: 17,865
- No: 21,350
Proposition 1 was approved by 88.503 Staten Islanders, while 88,153 voted against it.
Nearly two-thirds of New Yorkers voted in support of the proposition, and it passed the entire state.
Proposition 1 reads:
The equal protection of the laws of this state and its subdivisions shall not be denied to any individual. “No one shall be subjected to any discrimination in [his or her] civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state, pursuant to law, because of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, creed [or], religion, or sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy,” the ballot proposal reads.
Proposition 1 amends the amendment by adding wording that would forbid or outlaw discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics. It would also make it illegal for anybody to restrict, interfere with, or deny someone else’s civil rights.
Stapleton resident Lorie Honor, who spearheaded a grassroots movement of primarily women who have been distributing flyers and information about Proposition 1 throughout Staten Island, said it is encouraging to know that New Yorkers throughout the state are concerned about the rights and privileges of their fellow New Yorkers, particularly ensuring that reproductive healthcare, including abortion, contraception, and IVF, are enshrined in our constitution as human rights.
Honor, co-founder of Staten Island Women Who March and chief of staff for Vote Equality, a national organization whose goal is to raise awareness that gender equality is not in the U.S. Constitution, added, “Our Staten Island Prop 1 team were out in force having truthful conversations with voters all over the Island and I’m so glad our scrappy, happy grassroots team participated in such an important win for equality.”
What will Proposition 1 do?
Proposition 1’s approval will safeguard discrimination against any individuals or groups under the New York State Constitution and codify abortion rights throughout the state. These protections are currently in place in New York, but they might be taken away if Republicans ever take over the state government.
Who Voted Against Proposition 1?
Numerous Republicans voiced their opposition to the ballot proposition before to the election. The idea that focused on transgender people in sports was met with resistance from a number of Island government authorities. Indeed, on October 21, a group of conservatives from New York City gathered on the steps of City Hall to demand votes against the ballot item.
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