A steady stream of voters at the Albany County Board of Elections on the first day of early voting, Oct. 26, in Albany. Voters will decide whether to approve New York's proposed “Equal Rights Amendment,” which has already been the subject of a court fight over its broad language. The amendment, called “Proposition 1,” has emerged as one of the more unusual ideological battles of the 2024 election season, partly because of disagreements about what it will do if passed. (Jim Franco/Times Union)

Roadside signs against Proposition 1 exclaiming “save girls' sports” make my blood boil.

Learn the facts.

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Start by reading the piece by Times Union reporter Dan Clark entitled N.Y. voters will decide Proposition 1. What would it actually do?

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“The proposal itself would not give anyone in New York additional rights or protections that don’t already exist in state law,” Clark wrote.

Known as the Equal Rights Amendment, Proposition 1 would, if approved, expand Article 1 of the state constitution to protect against unequal treatment based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes. Currently, the state constitution’s Article 1 bars unequal treatment based on race, color, creed and religion.

“If voters........

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