BY STEPHEN WITT
Despite strong Democratic
Party and New York City support
for all fi ve of the ballot
proposals put before voters
statewide in yesterday’s general
election, three of the fi ve
including proposals dealing
with the redistricting commission
and voter rights were
defeated, according to unoffi -
cial results.
Ballot proposal number 1
related to redistricting and
would add a constitutional
amendment that would freeze
the number of state Senators
at 63. It also looks to amend
the process for the counting
of New York State’s population,
delete certain provisions
that violate the United
States Constitution, amends
the procedures for appointing
co-directors of redistricting
commission, and amend the
procedure for determining
congressional and state legislative
lines.
The measure passed
within the city with 61 percent
of voters approving
it and 39 percent rejecting
it, but when tabulated
with statewide votes, 56% or
1,517,296 votes were against
it as opposed to 44%, 1,201,555
votes for it.
Ballot proposal number 2
establishes a person’s right
to clean air and water, and a
healthy environment passed
before both city and statewide
voters. On the statewide
count 69% percent of the voters
approved the measure
while 31% rejected it. Citywide,
82% of the voters approved
the measure and 18%
rejected it.
Ballot proposals number 3
and 4 dealt with current voting
laws. The third proposal
looked to allow the State Legislature
to enact laws allowing
a citizen to register to
vote less than 10 days before
an election.
The fourth ballot proposal
would delete the absentee ballot
requirement that a voter is
unable to appear at the polls
if absent from the country, or
due to an illness or disability.
This means that any qualifi
ed voter could request an absentee
ballot for a Primary or
General Election with no reason
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required.
Statewide voters rejected
proposal 3 with 58% or
1,606,939 voting against it and
42% or 1,179,169 voting for it.
Citywide, however, 60% or
493,901 voted for the measure
while 40% or 324,744 voted
against it.
Proposal 4 was rejected
statewide with 56% or
1,567,670 votes against it and
44% or 1,208,149 for it. City
voters, however, approved the
measure with nearly 59% or
479,254 voting for it and 41%
or 335,221 voting against it.
Both citywide and statewide
voters approved proposal
number 5 increasing
the New York City Civil
Court’s jurisdiction by allowing
it to hear and decide
claims for up to $50,000. The
current limit for the NYC
Civil Court is $25,000, and it
was last changed in 1983.
Three statewide ballot
proposals go down
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