ARTICLE I: Name:
The name of this organization shall be the Socialist Party of New York State, hereinafter called “the party”.
ARTICLE II: Purpose:
The purpose of the party is to establish by democratic means a new society base d on democratic socialism in which democracy is extended from politics to the economy and where the production of goods and services is based on human need instead of private profit; a society in which all exploitation has been abolished and where human rights will come before property rights.