PROPOSITIONS

 

NOVEMBER 5, 2013     GENERAL ELECTION

 

Proposal Number Five, An Amendment

In Relation to a Land Exchange in the State Forest Preserve with NYCO Minerals, Inc.

The proposed amendment to section 1 of article 14 of the Constitution would authorize the
Legislature to convey forest preserve land located in the town of Lewis, Essex County, to NYCO
Minerals, a private company that plans on expanding an existing mine that adjoins the forest preserve
land. In exchange, NYCO Minerals would give the State at least the same amount of land of at least
the same value, with a minimum assessed value of $1 million, to be added to the forest preserve,
When NYCO Minerals finishes mining, it would restore the condition of the land and return it to the
forest preserve. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?
  FRACKING? Dangerous!!!

 

 

Proposal Number Six, An Amendment
Increasing Age until which Certain State Judges Can Serve


 

                 

The proposed amendment to the Constitution, amending sections 2 and 25 of article 6, would
increase the maximum age until which certain state judges may serve as follows: (a) a Justice of the
Supreme Court would be eligible for five additional two-year terms after the present retirement age of
70, instead of the three such terms currently authorized; and (b) a Judge of the Court of Appeals who
reaches the age of 70 while in office would be permitted to remain in service on the Court for up to 10
years beyond the present retirement age of 70 in order to complete the term to which that Judge was
appointed. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?
 NO!!!! Term limits---and OUT!!!

                                                                            

 

Local Proposition

Town of Concord
(Excluding the Village of Springville)
???

Shall the Defined Benefit program established by the Length of Service Award Program as Approved
by the voters of the Town of Concord, County of Erie, State of New York, be amended to provide that
effective January 1, 2014, amend the existing plan to increase the maximum number of years earned
from 20 to 30 years in the Length of Service Award Program, at no additional cost, BE APPROVED?