The Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine discrimination protections in state constitution, passes in New York.

Proposition 1, an amendment to enshrine abortion rights in New York state’s constitution, passed Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, coming to the relief of state Democrats after a rockier-than-expected rollout.

New York voters passed Proposition 1, meaning an amendment designed to protect abortion rights and other civil liberties will be enshrined in the state’s constitution. On paper, the "Equal Rights Amendment" is slated to expand the state constitution’s anti-discrimination protections to include a host of new terms such as ethnicity,

The constitutional amendment faced a tougher-than-expected fight after a right-wing campaign against anti-discrimination protections.

A controversial New York ballot measure designed to enshrine abortion rights protections will pass, despite opposition from critics who viewed it as a lefty Trojan Horse, the Associated Press projected.