There Are Two Other Statewide Proposals on November's Ballot

By Dick Moss

When New York voters go to the polls on Nov. 7, there will be two other ballot questions in addition to the constitutional convention question, which you will see as Proposal No. 1 on the back of your ballot. 

The two other questions involve public pensions and forest preserves and perhaps contributed to some of the confusion about the convention question. Both of these apply to very narrow circumstances, however, so shouldn't present as much of a quandary about how to vote. 

Proposal two is on whether or not to alter the public pension guarantee — specifically for public officers who are convicted of a felony that is directly related to their public duties. The proposed change to Article 5 of the state Constitution invests the courts with the decision on whether to reduce or eliminate the former public officer's state pension.  

You may remember that a few years ago there was a public outcry about convicted lawmakers still getting pensions. This is an effort to rectify that particular loophole in the law.

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Source: The Democrat and Chronicle (via The Empire Report)