In NYS under the home rule clause, NYS Senators and Assembly(wo)men are obliged to introduce a bill if an 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.
The Resolutions and Amendment text are below:
Ask your County/Borough to adopt the following home-rule resolution
Whereas: The views of people who live in the upstate 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
request our NYS legislators support 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. A draft of the proposed amendment is attached.
Links to County supervisors/legislators and the draft amendment are below
==================For Cities towns & villages below ================
Ask your Town, City or Village to adopt the following home-rule resolution
Whereas: The views of people who live in the upstate 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 request our NYS legislators support 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. A draft of the proposed amendment is attached.
The Amendment text is below in pdf format for you to download.
Whereas: The views of people who live in the upstate 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
request our NYS legislators support 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. A draft of the proposed amendment is attached.
Links to County supervisors/legislators and the draft amendment are below
==================For Cities towns & villages below ================
Ask your Town, City or Village to adopt the following home-rule resolution
Whereas: The views of people who live in the upstate 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 request our NYS legislators support 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. A draft of the proposed amendment is attached.
The Amendment text is below in pdf format for you to download.
| amendment_to_divide_ny_state_into_three_regions_version7.pdf |
Go to our About page for for information on why autonomous regions & how the Amendment would work.
Links to County Supervisors /Legislators are below:
Albany County Legislators and contact info:
http://www.albanycounty.com/legislature/legislators.aspx
Allegany County Legislators:
http://www.alleganyco.com/government/legislators/
Brooklyn Borough
http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/
Bronx Borough
http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/index.html
Broome County Legislators:
http://gobroomecounty.com/legis/legislators
Cattaraugus Co Legislators:
http://www.cattco.org/government/legislators
Cayuga Co Legislators:
http://www.cayugacounty.us/CountyGovernment/ClerkofLegislature/Legislature.aspx
Chautauqua Co Legislators:
http://www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/396/Legislature
Chemung Co Legislators: List on names only. No emails given. Must click on contact legislator
http://www.chemungcounty.com/index.asp?pageId=123
Chenango Co. B.O.S: (select the town or city ward you live in)
http://www.co.chenango.ny.us/supervisors/elected-supervisors.php
Clinton County
http://www.clintoncountygov.com/legislative/clinton_county_legislature
Columbia County
https://sites.google.com/a/columbiacountyny.com/columbia-county-board-of-supervisors/home
Cortland County
http://cortlandcountyny.iqm2.com/Citizens/Board
Delaware County
http://www.co.delaware.ny.us/departments/cob/bos.htm
Dutchess County
http://www.dutchessny.gov/CountyGov/Departments/Legislature/CLlegislators.htm
Erie County
http://www2.erie.gov/legislature/
Essex County
http://www.co.essex.ny.us/BoardMembers.asp
Franklin County
http://franklincony.org/content/Generic/View/10
Fulton County
http://www.fultoncountyny.gov/node/4
Genesee County
http://www.co.genesee.ny.us/departments/legislature/legislative_members.html
Greene County
http://greenegovernment.com/legislature/elected-officials/
Hamilton County
http://www.hamiltoncounty.com/government/board-supervisors
Herkimer County
http://herkimercounty.org/content/Boards/View/25
Jefferson County
http://www.co.jefferson.ny.us/index.aspx?page=124
Lewis County
http://lewiscountyny.org/content/Offices
Livingston County (Must select individual supervisor for contact information)
http://www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/index.aspx?NID=619
Madison County (must click on supervisor's photo for contact information)
http://www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/board-supervisors/2014-board-supervisors
Manhattan Borough
http://manhattanbp.nyc.gov/html/home/home.shtml
Monroe County
http://www2.monroecounty.gov/legislature-legislators.php
Montgomery County
https://www.co.montgomery.ny.us/sites/public/government/Government_Development/contactsofficials.aspx
Nassau County
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/489/County-Legislature
New York City
http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml
Niagara County
http://niagaracounty.com/Legislature.aspx
Oneida County (Must click on name for contact information)
http://www.ocgov.net/leg
Onondaga County Legislators and contact info:
http://www.ongov.net/legislature/members.html
Ontario County
http://www.co.ontario.ny.us/BusinessDirectoryII.aspx?lngBusinessCategoryID=35
Orange County (must click on person's photo for contact information)
http://www.co.orange.ny.us/content/1158/default.aspx
Orleans County
http://www.orleansny.com/Government/Legislature.aspx
Oswego County
http://www.oswegocounty.com/legislature/legislators.html
Otsego County
http://www.otsegocounty.com/depts/bor/
Putnam County
http://www.putnamcountyny.com/legi/legislators/
Queens Borough
http://www.queensbp.org/
Rensselaer County
http://www.rensselaercounty.org/Legislator%20Page%202010.htm
Rockland County (must click on person's photo for contact information)
http://rocklandgov.com/elected-officials/
Saratoga County
http://www.saratogacountyny.gov/?page_id=35
Schenectady County
http://www.schenectadycounty.com/content/contact-your-legislators
Schoharie County (each town’s supervisor also serves on the B.O.S. click on town name for contact information)
http://www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/CountyWebSite/index.jsp
Schuyler County
http://www.schuylercounty.us/Directory.aspx?DID=16
Seneca County: B.O.S and contact info:
https://www.co.seneca.ny.us/minutes-agendas-laws-resolutions/contact-information-for-board-of-supervisors/
St Lawrence County
http://www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/Maps/FindMyLegislator.asp
Staten Island Borough
https://www.statenislandusa.com/borough-hall.html
Steuben County
http://www.steubencony.org/pages.asp?PID=297
Suffolk County (must click on name for contact information)
https://www.scnylegislature.us/148/Legislators
Sullivan County
http://co.sullivan.ny.us/Departments/DepartmentsAM/CountyLegislature/CountyLegislators/tabid/3104/Default.aspx
Tioga County
https://www.tiogacountyny.com/departments/legislature/
Tompkins County
http://tompkinscountyny.gov/legislature/legislators
Ulster County
http://ulstercountyny.gov/legislature/legislative-members
Warren County
http://www.warrencountyny.gov/gov/bos.php
Washington County (each town’s supervisor also serves on the B.O.S.)
http://www.co.washington.ny.us/241/Board-of-Supervisors
Westchester County (must click on person's photo for contact information)
http://westchesterlegislators.com/legislators.html
Wayne County B.O.S and contact info:
http://web.co.wayne.ny.us/cotb/
Wyoming County
http://www.wyomingco.net/Board/Main.html
Yates County (Must click on your district no for contact information)
http://www.yatescounty.org/161/Legislators
Albany County Legislators and contact info:
http://www.albanycounty.com/legislature/legislators.aspx
Allegany County Legislators:
http://www.alleganyco.com/government/legislators/
Brooklyn Borough
http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/
Bronx Borough
http://bronxboropres.nyc.gov/index.html
Broome County Legislators:
http://gobroomecounty.com/legis/legislators
Cattaraugus Co Legislators:
http://www.cattco.org/government/legislators
Cayuga Co Legislators:
http://www.cayugacounty.us/CountyGovernment/ClerkofLegislature/Legislature.aspx
Chautauqua Co Legislators:
http://www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/396/Legislature
Chemung Co Legislators: List on names only. No emails given. Must click on contact legislator
http://www.chemungcounty.com/index.asp?pageId=123
Chenango Co. B.O.S: (select the town or city ward you live in)
http://www.co.chenango.ny.us/supervisors/elected-supervisors.php
Clinton County
http://www.clintoncountygov.com/legislative/clinton_county_legislature
Columbia County
https://sites.google.com/a/columbiacountyny.com/columbia-county-board-of-supervisors/home
Cortland County
http://cortlandcountyny.iqm2.com/Citizens/Board
Delaware County
http://www.co.delaware.ny.us/departments/cob/bos.htm
Dutchess County
http://www.dutchessny.gov/CountyGov/Departments/Legislature/CLlegislators.htm
Erie County
http://www2.erie.gov/legislature/
Essex County
http://www.co.essex.ny.us/BoardMembers.asp
Franklin County
http://franklincony.org/content/Generic/View/10
Fulton County
http://www.fultoncountyny.gov/node/4
Genesee County
http://www.co.genesee.ny.us/departments/legislature/legislative_members.html
Greene County
http://greenegovernment.com/legislature/elected-officials/
Hamilton County
http://www.hamiltoncounty.com/government/board-supervisors
Herkimer County
http://herkimercounty.org/content/Boards/View/25
Jefferson County
http://www.co.jefferson.ny.us/index.aspx?page=124
Lewis County
http://lewiscountyny.org/content/Offices
Livingston County (Must select individual supervisor for contact information)
http://www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/index.aspx?NID=619
Madison County (must click on supervisor's photo for contact information)
http://www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/board-supervisors/2014-board-supervisors
Manhattan Borough
http://manhattanbp.nyc.gov/html/home/home.shtml
Monroe County
http://www2.monroecounty.gov/legislature-legislators.php
Montgomery County
https://www.co.montgomery.ny.us/sites/public/government/Government_Development/contactsofficials.aspx
Nassau County
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/489/County-Legislature
New York City
http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml
Niagara County
http://niagaracounty.com/Legislature.aspx
Oneida County (Must click on name for contact information)
http://www.ocgov.net/leg
Onondaga County Legislators and contact info:
http://www.ongov.net/legislature/members.html
Ontario County
http://www.co.ontario.ny.us/BusinessDirectoryII.aspx?lngBusinessCategoryID=35
Orange County (must click on person's photo for contact information)
http://www.co.orange.ny.us/content/1158/default.aspx
Orleans County
http://www.orleansny.com/Government/Legislature.aspx
Oswego County
http://www.oswegocounty.com/legislature/legislators.html
Otsego County
http://www.otsegocounty.com/depts/bor/
Putnam County
http://www.putnamcountyny.com/legi/legislators/
Queens Borough
http://www.queensbp.org/
Rensselaer County
http://www.rensselaercounty.org/Legislator%20Page%202010.htm
Rockland County (must click on person's photo for contact information)
http://rocklandgov.com/elected-officials/
Saratoga County
http://www.saratogacountyny.gov/?page_id=35
Schenectady County
http://www.schenectadycounty.com/content/contact-your-legislators
Schoharie County (each town’s supervisor also serves on the B.O.S. click on town name for contact information)
http://www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/CountyWebSite/index.jsp
Schuyler County
http://www.schuylercounty.us/Directory.aspx?DID=16
Seneca County: B.O.S and contact info:
https://www.co.seneca.ny.us/minutes-agendas-laws-resolutions/contact-information-for-board-of-supervisors/
St Lawrence County
http://www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/Maps/FindMyLegislator.asp
Staten Island Borough
https://www.statenislandusa.com/borough-hall.html
Steuben County
http://www.steubencony.org/pages.asp?PID=297
Suffolk County (must click on name for contact information)
https://www.scnylegislature.us/148/Legislators
Sullivan County
http://co.sullivan.ny.us/Departments/DepartmentsAM/CountyLegislature/CountyLegislators/tabid/3104/Default.aspx
Tioga County
https://www.tiogacountyny.com/departments/legislature/
Tompkins County
http://tompkinscountyny.gov/legislature/legislators
Ulster County
http://ulstercountyny.gov/legislature/legislative-members
Warren County
http://www.warrencountyny.gov/gov/bos.php
Washington County (each town’s supervisor also serves on the B.O.S.)
http://www.co.washington.ny.us/241/Board-of-Supervisors
Westchester County (must click on person's photo for contact information)
http://westchesterlegislators.com/legislators.html
Wayne County B.O.S and contact info:
http://web.co.wayne.ny.us/cotb/
Wyoming County
http://www.wyomingco.net/Board/Main.html
Yates County (Must click on your district no for contact information)
http://www.yatescounty.org/161/Legislators
