Urge New Yorkers To Vote YES On Tuesday
(NEW YORK) The New York League of Conservation Voters, which works to make the environment a top political priority in New York State, has teamed up with former Gov. George Pataki to urge New Yorkers to vote yes on Proposition 4, which will appear on the ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Gov. Pataki, whose administration helped preserve more than one million acres of land, recorded an automated call that will reach voters across the state on the weekend before Election Day. As Gov. Pataki notes in the call, “If approved, Prop 4. will add three hundred acres of new ‘Forever Wild’ public forest land to the Adirondack Park, at no cost to taxpayers. By voting yes, you will be preserving the environment and supporting New York’s tourist industry.”
Proposition 4 would amend New York State’s Constitution to permit the state to settle property claims and clear local land titles in exchange for funding to purchase open space that the state has long wanted to add to Adirondack Park.
Gov. Pataki’s call is just the latest step in NYLCV’s campaign to support Proposition 4. NYLCV is taking a leading role in supporting this ballot initiative by mobilizing voters across the state through sophisticated targeting and telecommunications. NYLCV’s efforts include voter identification calls, Get-out-the-Vote and Election Day text messaging, and a mobile smartphone site, where New Yorkers can get information and take a poll. Gov. Pataki’s call will reach nearly 300,000 households that are likely to be interested in environmental issues.
NYLCV joins many other organizations in supporting Proposition 4, including the Open Space Institute, the Adirondack Council, the Adirondack Mountain Club, Adirondack Wild and Protect! the Adirondacks!
The New York League of Conservation Voters (NYLCV) was founded in 1989 as a nonpartisan, policy-making and political action organization that works to make environmental protection a top priority with elected officials, decision makers, and voters by evaluating incumbent performance and endorsing and electing environmental leaders to office in New York State.
