2025 referendum
2025 New York Proposal 1 Use of Mount Van Hoevenberg Sports Complex Land and Acquisition of 2,500 Acres for Adirondack Park Amendment
Results Choice
Votes % Yes 1,932,337 52.09%No 1,777,036 47.91%Total votes 3,709,373 100.00%
County results Yes
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
No
60–70%
50–60%
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New York Proposal 1, officially theUse of Mount Van Hoevenberg Sports Complex Land and Acquisition of 2,500 Acres for Adirondack Park Amendment, is alegislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot in theU.S. state ofNew York on November 4, 2025, concurrent with the2025 United States elections .
TheMount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex has hosted variousOlympic events, and serves as a training center for winter sports. Since it was built on state forest preserve land, it violated Article 14 of theNew York Constitution , which states that "lands of the state, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands."[ 1] Protect the Adirondacks, an organization in support of the measure, pushed for this constitutional amendment to remedy the constitutional violation "after-the-fact." It was officially placed on the 2025 ballot after passing theNew York State Legislature in a near-unanimous vote.[ 2]
If passed, the constitutional violation would be remedied, and New York State would be required to buy an additional 2,500 acres to be added intoAdirondack Park .[ 3] It would also allow the continued development of the Olympic venue on over 300 acres of land.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Yes
Executive branch officials State legislators Organizations Newspapers No
Local officials Individuals Labor unions Organizations Declined to endorse
Labor unions Organizations Use of Mount Van Hoevenberg Sports Complex Land and Acquisition of 2,500 Acres for Adirondack Park Choice Votes % Yes 1,932,337 52.09 No 1,777,036 47.91 Total votes 3,709,373 100.00 Source:New York State Board of Elections
^ Marbone, Aaron (June 19, 2025)."Van Ho amendment to go before state voters in November" .Lake Placid News . RetrievedSeptember 1, 2025 . ^ Fisher, Nicole (June 10, 2025)."New Yorkers to decide on constitutional amendment regarding the forest preserve land at Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex in November 2025" .Ballotpedia News . RetrievedSeptember 1, 2025 . ^ "What's Up With the Other Three Ballot Proposals?" .Hell Gate . October 28, 2025. RetrievedOctober 30, 2025 .^ LaShomb, Alek (April 9, 2025)."Adirondack group pushes constitutional amendment for Mt. Van Hoevenberg" .WCAX . RetrievedSeptember 1, 2025 . ^ Gaige, Chris; Marbone, Aaron (April 11, 2025)."Van Ho work may go to statewide vote" .Adirondack Daily Enterprise . RetrievedSeptember 1, 2025 . ^ Misdary, Rosemary (October 19, 2025)."Why New Yorkers will vote on an Adirondack complex expansion that has already happened" .Gothamist . RetrievedOctober 30, 2025 . ^a b c d Donaldson, Sahalie (November 4, 2025)."Mamdani votes in favor of ballot proposals 1-5" .City & State NY . RetrievedDecember 8, 2025 . ^a b c d Gaige, Chris; Marbone, Aaron (April 11, 2025)."Van Ho work may go to statewide vote" .Adirondack Daily Enterprise . RetrievedOctober 20, 2025 . ^ Donaldson, Sahalie (November 4, 2025)."Mamdani votes in favor of ballot proposals 1-5" .City & State NY . RetrievedDecember 10, 2025 . ^ "Citizens Union Announces Support for All 2025 Ballot Questions" . September 16, 2025. RetrievedOctober 31, 2025 .^ Good, Georgia."2025 General Election: Vote Yes on Props 1, 3 and 6" . ^ "2025 Endorsements | Sierra Club" .Sierra Club . RetrievedDecember 8, 2025 .^ "Share on Yes on Prop One, No to Prop Two" .The East Hampton Star . October 30, 2025. RetrievedOctober 31, 2025 .^ "Newsday Opinion urges 'Yes' vote on Proposal 1, Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex" .Newsday . October 28, 2025. RetrievedOctober 30, 2025 .^ Solana, Mike (October 23, 2025)."A NYC Voting Guide for People Who Aren't Insane" .Pirate Wires . RetrievedOctober 30, 2025 . ^ "Editorial endorsements: Vote 'yes' on Adirondack Park, county leg term limit propositions" .syracuse . October 19, 2025. RetrievedOctober 22, 2025 .^ Baker, Camille; Zaveri, Mihir (October 24, 2025)."There Are 6 Ballot Measures in New York City. Here's an Overview" .The New York Times .ISSN 0362-4331 . RetrievedOctober 25, 2025 . ^ "Resolution to vote NO on all 2025 ballot proposals" . October 27, 2025. RetrievedOctober 30, 2025 .^ "2025 NYC Republican General Election Voter Guide" . October 27, 2025. RetrievedOctober 30, 2025 .^ "Ballot Measure Voter Guide" . RetrievedOctober 30, 2025 .^ "JFREJ's November 2025 Voter Guide" . October 24, 2025. RetrievedOctober 30, 2025 .^ "Proposals on the Ballot in New York City in the 2025 General Election" . RetrievedOctober 30, 2025 .
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