New York Amendment 1, Equal Rights Regardless of Sex Amendment (1975)
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| Topic Constitutional rights and Sex and gender issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 4, 1975. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported adding language to the state constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex. |
A "no" vote opposed adding language to the state constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,470,213 | 42.97% | ||
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1,950,993 | 57.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 1 Shall the proposed amendment to Article I of the Constitution inserting a new Section 13 therein in relation to providing that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the state or any subdivision thereof on account of sex, be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was required during two successive legislative sessions for the New York State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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