New York Proposal 1 vote results: See whether the constitutional amendment passed
DONATIONS CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT THEIR ORCHARD IN SOUTH HERO. <## PAUSE FOR STINGER THEME ##> IT’S EXACTLY ONE WEEK UNTIL ELECTION DAY! HEADS UP NEW YORK VOTERS … to remember to turn áover your ballot to answer one question BEFORE CASTING YOUR BALLOT. IT’S ABOUT LAND USE… AT THE MOUNT VAN HOEVENBERG OLYMPIC SPORTS COMPLEX. NBC 5’S SOPHIA FALBO looked into PROPOSAL ONE. SHE JOINS US LIVE NOW FROM THE PLATTSBURGH NEWSROOM TO BREAK IT DOWN FOR US. SOPHIA — WHAT HAPPENS IF it PASSES NEXT WEEK? IF PROPOSAL ONE PASSES… THE OLYMPIC REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE USING ABOUT 325 ACRES OF FOREST PRESERVE LAND … IT SITS ON IN NORTH ELBA. AN ORDA OFFICIAL DESCRIBED IT TO ME AS A ‘CONSTITUTIONAL CLEAN UP PROCESS’ .. BECAUSE ORDA HAS ALREADY BEEN USING THAT LAND FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES, BUT NOW, IT WOULD BE CONSTITUTIONAL LY LEGAL. ATTENTION NEW YORKERS… WHEN YOU’RE FILLING OUT YOUR BALLOT, DON’T FORGET TO TURN IT OVER AND VOTE ON < 00:00:28:06 – 00:00:30:22 > < “It would be very beneficial to ORDA.”> THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES PART OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT OF ORDA CHAIRMAN> < 00:01:44:06- 00:01:54:21> < “It’s known as the Forever wild clause. So you’re not supposed to cut any trees, remove any timber from the land. And it’s probably one of the stricter conservation laws in the country.”> THE EXACT LANGUAGE ON THE BALLOT IS .. ‘AMENDMENT TO ALLOW OLYMPIC SPORTS COMPLEX IN ESSEX COUNTY ON STATE FOREST PRESERVE LAND.’ IF VOTERS PASS IT … THE ALMOST 325 ACRES OF FOREST PRESERVE LAND WILL STILL BE OWNED AND MANAGED BY NEW YORK STATE. < JOE MARTENS, ORDA CHAIRMAN> < 00:02:37:15 – 00:02:47:23> <“So we want to bring this area into compliance in the same way that, Whiteface, Bellaire and Gore were brought into compliance years ago.”> ORDA SAYS THEY’VE GOTTEN SUPPORT FOR THIS PROPOSAL — INCLUDING FROM THE ADIRONDACK COUNCIL. < JOHN SHEEHAN, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, ADIRONDACK COUNCIL> < 00:05:04:07 – 00:05:33:01 > < “They needed new facilities in order to win. the Games. But they didn’t have those facilities in place and didn’t really have permission to go ahead and build them. So, rather than bring everything to a screeching halt, and waste a lot of money that the taxpayers had already committed to this project, we felt it was better to seek a compromise that would enhance the forest preserve while still allowing these lands to remain, the property of the public.”> PROPOSAL ONE áALSO REQUIRES THE STATE TO aquire at LEAST 25 HUNDRED ACRES OF NEW LAND SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE ADIRONDACK PARK.. TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF WILD acreage. ‘PROTECT THE ADIRONDACKS’ IS ONE ORGANIZATION THAT’S BEEN HELPING ORDA TO DEVELOP THE AMENDMENT… < CLAUDIA BRAYMER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROTECT THE ADIRONDACKS> < 00:05:55:05- 00:06:03:02 > < “We are one of the organizations that raised the red flag to say, hey, what you guys are doing are exceeding your constitutional limitations.”> …AND ENSURE THE LAND USE IS RESPECTED. < CLAUDIA BRAYMER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROTECT THE ADIRONDACKS> < 00:02:29:06- 00:02:39:19> < “It’s important that we protect our wild lands in the Adirondacks and add more to them when the state is able to buy them.”> ORDA’s CHAIRMAN says PASSING THIS PROPOSAL WILL have a lasting BENEFIT on THE NORTH COUNTRY COMMUNITY. < JOE MARTENS, ORDA CHAIRMAN> < 00:06:05:04 – 00:06:31:11 > <“We have events there and we host again events at every level from, high school all the way up to Olympic caliber events in order to make sure that those are, happening and comply with the Forest Preserve. That’s what this amendment is all about, to allow us to continue doing the things that have been happening every year that are super popular, and they’re really good for the North Country economy.”> GETTING THE PROPOSAL ON THIS YEAR’S BALLOT HAS BEEN A YEARS LONG PROCESS. THE AMENDMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN TWO SESSIONS… AND SIGNED BY NEW YO
New York Proposal 1 vote results: See whether the constitutional amendment passed
Updated: 11:53 AM EST Nov 4, 2025
New York voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to allow the Olympic Regional Development Authority, or ORDA, to continue using protected land at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex.Proposal 1, which is on the back of all New York voters’ ballots, asks if ORDA should be allowed to continue to use about 235 acres of forest preserve land in North Elba, which is in Essex County.ORDA has already been using that land for more than four decades. But now, it would be constitutionally legal.You can read more about Proposal 1 here.If approved, the proposal would also require the state to acquire at least 2,500 acres of new land somewhere else in the Adirondack Park to compensate for the loss of wild acreage.NBC5 will provide an update on whether the proposal passes once the polls close at 9 p.m.Want more local news? Subscribe to the MyNBC5 app on iOS and Android.Related coverage on Election Day:
ESSEX COUNTY, N.Y. —
New York voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to allow the Olympic Regional Development Authority, or ORDA, to continue using protected land at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex.
Proposal 1, which is on the back of all New York voters’ ballots, asks if ORDA should be allowed to continue to use about 235 acres of forest preserve land in North Elba, which is in Essex County.
ORDA has already been using that land for more than four decades. But now, it would be constitutionally legal.
You can read more about Proposal 1 here.
If approved, the proposal would also require the state to acquire at least 2,500 acres of new land somewhere else in the Adirondack Park to compensate for the loss of wild acreage.
NBC5 will provide an update on whether the proposal passes once the polls close at 9 p.m.
Want more local news? Subscribe to the MyNBC5 app on iOS and Android.
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