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. Here is link the amendment text and outline that explains it. https://www.newamsterdamny.org/amendment.html A sample resolution is below:
“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 have adopted this home-rule resolution and 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.”
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. Here is link the amendment text and outline that explains it. https://www.newamsterdamny.org/amendment.html A sample resolution is below:
“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 have adopted this home-rule resolution and 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.”
Sincerely,
(your name)
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. Here is link the amendment text and outline that explains it. https://www.newamsterdamny.org/amendment.html A sample resolution is below:
“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 have adopted this home-rule resolution and 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.”
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. Here is link the amendment text and outline that explains it. https://www.newamsterdamny.org/amendment.html A sample resolution is below:
“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 have adopted this home-rule resolution and 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.”
Sincerely,
(your name)
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
