Editorial
Jun 28, 2022
3 minutes
TRACY ORMSBEE, publisher
Try harder to help emergency responders
It takes time to pass an amendment to the state constitution. Years, in fact.
Before any proposed change can go to voters, it must first win backing in two successive, separately elected legislatures. This thoughtful approach keeps changes to New York’s fundamental governing document from being made on a whim.
The fastest that an amendment might pass, then, is one and a half years. It could take four or more years if the process stretches from the
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