Proposal 5: Allow the New York City Civil Court to hear and decide lawsuits involving claims of $50,000, rather than the current threshold of $25,000
Passed with 64.1% yes.
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- 1,874,515
- 64.1%. The passing rule is not on file.
- No
- 1,051,803
- 35.9%
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- Proposal 1Change the vote thresholds for adopting redistricting plans when one political party controls both legislative chambers; require that incarcerated persons be counted at the place of their last residence for redistricting; require the state to count residents, including people who are residents but not citizens, should the federal census fail to do so; remove the block-on-border requirement for Senate districts; cap the number of state senators at 63; and move up the timeline for redistricting and repeal inoperative language
- Proposal 2Add a right to clean water, clean air, and a healthful environment to the New York Constitution's Bill of Rights
- Proposal 3Remove the requirement that persons must register to vote at least ten days before an election, thus authorizing the state legislature to pass a statute for a requirement of less than 10 days, such as same-day voter registration
- Proposal 4Authorize the state legislature to pass a statute for no-excuse absentee voting