Election 2024: Understanding the NY Equal Rights Amendment Ballot Language

New Yorkers have an important decision to make on the ballot this year with the Equal Rights Amendment. If enacted, the amendment would prohibit discrimination on things like a person’s ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and pregnancy outcomes. The legislation – which lawmakers passed earlier this year – has survived legal threats and court rulings throughout the summer.

Recently, the Board of Elections released language on how the measure will appear on the ballot – which concerned advocates and lawmakers. They argue, voters will have a hard time understanding what the amendment will actually do and have called on the board of elections to revise the language.

To understand the impact of the measure and plans to educate voters ahead of election day, Shantel Destra of the New York Public News Network spoke with the lead sponsor of the legislation -State Sen. Liz Krueger.

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