New York voters approved a sweeping equal rights amendment, Proposition 1, to amend the state constitution to protect abortion access and prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
The vote in favor led by 72% to 28% when the Associated Press called the race after 9 p.m. Eastern time with less than a third of the ballot counted.
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