Election 2017: Results For Statewide Proposals

Here are the results of the three statewide proposals that were on the reverse side of the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 7. All results are unofficial. Check back for updates.

Proposal 1: Constitutional Convention — REJECTED
Shall there be a convention to revise the Constitution and amend the same?

New Yorkers have overwhelmingly rejected calling for a Constitutional Convention. Almost 78 percent of voters said “no” to Proposal 1.

New York State United Teachers President Andy Pallotta released the following statement following voter defeat of a proposed state Constitutional Convention:

“Tonight, New York saw what happens when labor organizes, mobilizes and acts as one to protect working people. NYSUT and other unions educated voters and turned them out in force to defeat what would have been a taxpayer-funded boondoggle that put the rights we all enjoy at risk.

“For the past two months, as part of an unprecedented coalition, NYSUT members made more than 500,000 calls from phone banks; knocked on tens of thousands of doors; and distributed literature to their friends, families and colleagues. Everywhere you turned, you saw a lawn sign, a car magnet or a button urging a ‘No’ vote — a sign that NYSUT, and labor, remains a strong force in New York state fighting to protect workers from wealthy special interests.”

Proposal 2: Forfeit felonious official’s pension — APPROVED

Allowing the compete or partial forfeiture of a public officers pension if he or she is convicted of a certain type of felony that has a direct and actual relationship to the performance of the public officer’s existing duties.

More than 66 percent of voters approved the proposal.

Proposal 3: Allow some uses in forest preserve land — APPROVED
This will create a land account with up to 250 acres of forest preserve land eligible for use by towns, villages and counties that have no viable alternative to using forest preserve land to address specific public health and safety concerns.

The proposal was approved with 46.38 of voters voting for the proposal and 42.89 voting against.

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