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New Yorkers to Vote on Equal Rights Amendment This Election

New York is one of 10 states where voters will consider amending their state constitution to offer explicit protections for abortion, ...

2024 Voter Guide: New York Proposal 1 - Reason Foundation

New York joins a growing number of states that have sought to protect abortion rights through ballot initiatives and constitutional ...

ABA updates policy with focus on renewing ERA effort

Can the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, which has languished since Congress' deadline for ratification expired more than four decades ago, ...

The Intertwining History of NOW and the ERA

1920s-40s 1921: The National Woman's Party (NWP) announced their intention to campaign for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to guarantee women equal ...

Equal Rights Amendment - MyLO | - League of Women Voters

Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” - Full text of the Equal Rights ...

The Long Road to Equality: What Women Won from the ERA ...

This essay focuses on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment drafted by National Woman's Party president Alice Paul in 1923 which became one of the most contested ...

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.

Exclusive | NY proposed ERA curbs parents rights over kids ...

Critics are raging against New York's proposed “Equal Rights Amendment,” claiming the Nov. 5 ballot measure could curb the rights of parents.

Constitutional amendment would affirm protections for trans athletes

New York voters this fall will decide whether to pass Proposition 1, also known as the Equal Rights Amendment. Supporter.

Ensuring Equality: Understanding the Impact of New York State's ...

This proposal, to amend the Equal Protection Clause of the New York State Constitution by the inclusion of the Equal Rights Amendment, will be on the New York ...

Defining Liberal and Conservative Equality through the Fight for the ...

The Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed by suffragist and life-long feminist Alice Paul in 1923 and it intended to create equality of the sexes under ...

New committee opposed to Equal Rights Amendment can receive ...

The “Vote NO on Prop One Committee” was registered with the state Board of Elections last week. Ballot initiative committees like it are similar to super PACs.

New York's 'equal rights' constitutional amendment restored to ballot ...

A proposed amendment to New York's constitution barring discrimination based on gender identity and pregnancy outcomes was restored to the November election ...

Judge Tweaks Language of NY Abortion Rights Ballot Measure (2)

A New York judge rewrote the description of the state's abortion rights ballot measure to ensure it complies with state law that requires ballot measures to be ...

What is the Equal Rights Amendment? - Winston & Strawn

Currently, the Constitution does not guarantee that all the rights it protects are held equally by all citizens without regard to sex.

Election ballot to include new amendment expanding anti ...

Proposal Number One would amend the New York Constitution to expand the scope of the state's anti-discrimination laws.

Confusion about New York's Proposition 1 spreads online | Fact check

Proposition 1is a proposed state constitutional amendment that would expand anti-discrimination protections for certain groups.

Equal Rights Amendment Quick Facts - AAUW

To guarantee equality, individual rights, and social justice for a diverse and inclusive society,. AAUW advocates the passage and ratification of the Equal ...

American Civil Liberties Union: Home

The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution ...

NYC residents will vote on these 6 ballot proposals in November

New York City residents will vote on six proposals, including one state-wide constitutional amendment, in November.