General FAQ's

Q: What political party does the Primary Challenge Organization represent?

A: Primary Challenge is a non-partisan organization and offers assistance to candidates of all political parties.

Q: Why is the Primary Election so important?

A: Due to a practice called Gerrymandering, the leadership of the major political parties has rendered the General Election all but irrelevant.  This practice creates a major competitive advantage for one or the other parties and is best overcome by a challenge from within the party during the Primary Election.

Project 2010 FAQ's

Q: Under whose authority is the referendum taking place?

A: Under the authority of the people.  Under our system of government the people are the source of all political power.  No government in the United States can operate or exist without the express consent of the people. At such time as the government becomes oppressive to the people, it is their right, as described in the Declaration of Independence to “alter or abolish” such a government.  Of the 50 state constitutions, all of them affirm or allude to this most basic right.

Q:  Who will run New York State?

A:  Our system of government provides multiple levels of representation.  The most local is our town, ward, village or city and increases to our county, state and federal representatives.  If this referendum is successful, all power currently entrusted to the State government will be transferred to the County Executives with the express purpose of reestablishing a new State government under a new constitution which protects our liberties and places lasting restrictions on the power of the State.

Q:  How will the State financial obligations be honored?

A:  During an interim period between abolishing the existing government and establishing a new government, certain necessary offices such as Comptroller and Attorney General will have to be appointed by agreement of the County Executives.  It is possible that during this transition, the existing Attorney General and Comptroller will be appointed in order to maintain continuity.

Q:  Why not just separate New York into two separate states?

A:  There are many impractical and legal obstacles to forming a new state:

1. The current legislature of New York would have to approve separation.

2. The Congress of the United States would have to approve separation.

Neither of these obstacles can be overcome, and it is unlikely legislation to accomplish such a separation would ever leave committee.