New York Amendment 1, Gender-Neutral Language Amendment (2001)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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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 6, 2001. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported revising the constitutional language to be gender‑neutral by updating masculine terms to include feminine or neutral forms. |
A “no” vote opposed revising the constitutional language to be gender‑neutral by updating masculine terms to include feminine or neutral forms. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 1 |
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983,858 | 55.80% | ||
| No | 779,437 | 44.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment making the Constitution gender‑neutral, by revising references to the masculine form to include either an additional feminine reference or to replace the masculine form of the term with a gender‑neutral term, 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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