CM Reynoso, Common Cause/NY, Rank the Vote, CFB: NYC is Ready For Ranked Choice Voting

Ahead of hearing, groups lay out robust voter education plans

NEW YORK, NY (12/07/2020) (readMedia)-- Today, ahead of the NYC Council hearing on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) implementation and education, Common Cause/NY, Rank the Vote NYC, the New York City Campaign Finance Board and Council Member Antonio Reynoso will hold a press conference zoom to outline existing preparations for RCV and discuss voter education efforts.

RCV will apply to primaries and special elections for all local offices including City Council, Borough President, Comptroller, Public Advocate and Mayor. Voters, who overwhelmingly passed RCV in the fall of 2019, will first use it in the special election in Queens this February.

RCV allows voters the opportunity to either rank 5 candidates in order of preference or vote for just one like they always have. If no one wins with a majority (more than 50%), the candidate that came in last is eliminated and voters' second choice votes get counted and so on until there's a majority winner.

WHO:

Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY

Sean Dugar, Education Campaign Program Director for Rank the Vote NYC

Amy M. Loprest, Executive Director of New York City Campaign Finance Board

NYC Council Member Antonio Reynoso
WHAT:

Press conference call with Common Cause/NY, Rank the Vote NYC, the New York City Campaign Finance Board, and Council Member Antonio Reynoso about readiness for Ranked Choice Voting ahead of City Council hearing.
WHEN: Monday December 07, 2020 at 10:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: OVER ZOOM
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