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New York Amendment 2, Amendment on Ski Trails Amendment (1987)
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| Topic Athletics and sports and Parks, land, and natural area conservation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
New York Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 3, 1987. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported increasing ski-trail mileage and width on specified peaks, removing South Mountain’s ski-trail authorization, and aligning Whiteface’s facilities with other forest preserve ski areas. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing ski-trail mileage and width on specified peaks, removing South Mountain’s ski-trail authorization, and aligning Whiteface’s facilities with other forest preserve ski areas. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 2 |
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881,350 | 52.23% | ||
| No | 806,091 | 47.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | The proposed amendment to Article XIV, Section 1 of the Constitution would: (1) increase the number of miles of ski trails and their width that may be constructed and maintained on forest preserve land on Whiteface Mountain in Essex County, Belleayre Mountain in Ulster and Delaware Counties and Gore and Pete Gay Mountains in Warren County; (2) delete the authorization for ski trails on the slopes of South Mountain in Warren County; and (3) conform the Whiteface Mountain authorization to those of Belleayre, Gore and Pete Gay Mountains by including appurtenances in the authorization. Shall the proposed amendment be approved? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New York Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the New York State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 126 votes in the New York State Assembly and 32 votes in the New York State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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