Virtual via Zoom

 Join the League of Women Voters of New York State and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc for a presentation on the importance of the two ballot proposals that will be on the November 2023 ballot. The two proposals we will be discussing are listed below.

• Removal of Small City School Districts From Special Constitutional Debt Limitation

  Description of Proposal: The State Constitution limits how much debt a small city (a city with less than 125,000 people) school district, can incur. State law says their debt cannot be greater than five percent of the value of taxable real property; all other school districts’ debt cannot be greater than ten percent. If this Constitutional Amendment passes, small city school districts would be eligible to have the same debt limit as other school districts as determined by state law.

• Extending Sewage Project Debt Exclusion From Debt Limit

  Description of Proposal: The State Constitution limits the debt counties, cities, towns, and villages can incur. This debt limit has an exception to not include debt for sewage treatment and disposal construction projects. The current sewer debt exception expires on January 1, 2024. This amendment extends the sewer debt exception for ten more years until January 1, 2034.