Autonomous Regions
You can copy and paste these samples just enter the names and then personalize the email(s)
Sample email for Counties
Dear Hon (County official’s name)
In NYS under the home rule clause, NYS Senators and Assembly(wo)men are obliged to introduce a bill if a municipality in their district passes a home rule resolution; and then sends a copy of the resolution AND the bill (Amendment) to their NY State legislators.
Please adopt the following home rule resolution. The proposed amendment would partition NYS into three Autonomous Regions; the amendment text and an outline that explains it can be found at this link. https://www.divideny.org/amendment.html A sample resolution is below:
“Whereas: The views of people who live in the upstate. NYC, and downstate areas of New York State are very different and really should be divided into separate states, or completely autonomous regions.
It is therefore resolved: that the ______(supervisors/legislators)__ of _ (county name)__County have adopted this home-rule resolution and request our NYS legislators support 2021-22 A04446/ 2023-24 S3093 an amendment to our New York State constitution to divide our state into completely autonomous regions; the New Amsterdam, the Montauk and the New York Regions with only a token state government. The proposed amendment would partition NYS into three Autonomous Regions.
Sincerely,
(your name)
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Dear Hon (County official’s name)
In NYS under the home rule clause, NYS Senators and Assembly(wo)men are obliged to introduce a bill if a municipality in their district passes a home rule resolution; and then sends a copy of the resolution AND the bill (Amendment) to their NY State legislators.
Please adopt the following home rule resolution. The proposed amendment would partition NYS into three Autonomous Regions; the amendment text and an outline that explains it can be found at this link. https://www.divideny.org/amendment.html A sample resolution is below:
“Whereas: The views of people who live in the upstate. NYC, and downstate areas of New York State are very different and really should be divided into separate states, or completely autonomous regions.
It is therefore resolved: that the ______(supervisors/legislators)__ of _ (county name)__County have adopted this home-rule resolution and request our NYS legislators support 2021-22 A04446/ 2023-24 S3093 an amendment to our New York State constitution to divide our state into completely autonomous regions; the New Amsterdam, the Montauk and the New York Regions with only a token state government. The proposed amendment would partition NYS into three Autonomous Regions.
Sincerely,
(your name)
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Sample email for a Town, City or Village
Dear Hon (Town, City or Village official’s name)
In NYS under the home rule clause, NYS Senators and Assembly(wo)men are obliged to introduce a bill if a municipality in their district passes a home rule resolution; and then sends a copy of the resolution AND the bill (Amendment) to their NY State legislators.
Please adopt the following home rule resolution. The proposed amendment is would partition NYS into three Autonomous Regions; the amendment text and an outline that explains it can be found at this link. https://www.divideny.org/amendment.html A sample resolution is below:
"Whereas: The views of people who live in the upstate, NYC, and downstate areas of New York State are very different and really should be divided into separate states, or completely autonomous regions.
It is therefore resolved: that the City/Town/Village of _(city/town/village name) board/council_ in _(county name) _ County have adopted this home-rule resolution and request our New York State legislators support 2021-22 A04446/ 2023-24 S3093an amendment to our New York State constitution to divide our state into completely autonomous regions; the New Amsterdam, the Montauk, and the New York Regions with only a token state government. The proposed amendment would partition NYS into three Autonomous Regions.
Sincerely,
(your name)
Dear Hon (Town, City or Village official’s name)
In NYS under the home rule clause, NYS Senators and Assembly(wo)men are obliged to introduce a bill if a municipality in their district passes a home rule resolution; and then sends a copy of the resolution AND the bill (Amendment) to their NY State legislators.
Please adopt the following home rule resolution. The proposed amendment is would partition NYS into three Autonomous Regions; the amendment text and an outline that explains it can be found at this link. https://www.divideny.org/amendment.html A sample resolution is below:
"Whereas: The views of people who live in the upstate, NYC, and downstate areas of New York State are very different and really should be divided into separate states, or completely autonomous regions.
It is therefore resolved: that the City/Town/Village of _(city/town/village name) board/council_ in _(county name) _ County have adopted this home-rule resolution and request our New York State legislators support 2021-22 A04446/ 2023-24 S3093an amendment to our New York State constitution to divide our state into completely autonomous regions; the New Amsterdam, the Montauk, and the New York Regions with only a token state government. The proposed amendment would partition NYS into three Autonomous Regions.
Sincerely,
(your name)
If a county/borough, town, city, or village adopts this home-rule resolution their assemblyperson and NYS senator are obliged to co-sponsor Bill (amendment).
Home Rule Resolutions must be sent by a county/city/town/village official via certified US mail to all the State legislators whose district includes all or part of the city/town/village adopting the resolution
to be a home rule resolution.
Home Rule Resolutions must be sent by a county/city/town/village official via certified US mail to all the State legislators whose district includes all or part of the city/town/village adopting the resolution
to be a home rule resolution.
Click above for links to local officials email addresses
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Divide NYS Caucus Inc is a statewide group working on dividing NYS into autonomous regions
Please enter these two emails into your contacts so our messages do NOT go to your SPAM folder
Divide_nys@newamsterdamny.org and capitalchapterupstate@aol.com
Please enter these two emails into your contacts so our messages do NOT go to your SPAM folder
Divide_nys@newamsterdamny.org and capitalchapterupstate@aol.com