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Prop 1, 3 & 4 (and 2 and 5)

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The part Republicans like the least is Requiring district lines be based on the total population of the state, and require the state to count all residents not just citizens. I understand that this is required by the U.S. Constitution so only counting citizens is fundamentally unconstitutional. Of course, depends on how you interpret the constitution but the literal language is clear. You can imagine why the Right is so opposed. Personally, I think it has many practical benefits, but it also obviously benefits Dems. 

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I get that SCOTUS ruled the Census had to include non-citizens to count as population for determining district lines. And, since the US Census is THE official count recognized in the Constitution, it seems  like the part about NYS coming up with its own numbers that the "federal census fails to include", seems questionable. 

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Require that state assembly and senate district lines be based on the total population of the state, and require the state to count all residents, including non-citizens and Native Americans if the federal census fails to include them.

Unfortunately for the lawmakers drafting Proposal #1, it looks like the unreadable "wall of text" was detrimental to passing it.

It had more blank ballots than any of the other statewide proposals....and it's fair to assume a good portion of blanks votes would be due to hesitance if someone is concerned about "legaleze" and language with double-triple negatives, etc and worry they may accidentally read it backwards and vote the opposite way they wanted.

But the blanks for that proposal were more than the 10% margin it lost by.

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See Results HERE

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1 hour ago, MsKreed said:

...it looks like the unreadable "wall of text" was detrimental to passing it.

And just like the food we eat, a lot of people believe if you can't understand what's in it, it's likely not good for you. 

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