New York state’s Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine the right to an abortion, will not be on this November’s ballot after a judge’s ruling found lawmakers did not follow the appropriate procedures to pass it.
State Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. Doyle on Tuesday sided with GOP Assemblymember Marjorie Byrnes and ordered the amendment removed from the ballot, agreeing there had been a procedural misstep taken by the legislature two years ago over the timing of a review by Attorney General Letitia James, reports The City.
According to the state constitution, when the legislature proposes a constitutional amendment, the resolution must go to the attorney general so an opinion can be rendered in writing about how the proposal would affect other constitutional provisions.
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