FORUM: Ranked Choice Voting and the Race for City Council in District 11

NEW YORK, NY (03/11/2021) (readMedia)-- Rank the Vote NYC and Common Cause/NY will host a virtual forum on ranked choice voting (RCV) and the race for City Council in District 11 on March 11. The Riverdale Press, the Riverdale Y, the Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition and Dominicanos USA are co-sponsoring the forum, which will be moderated by Michael Hinman, Editor of the Riverdale Press, and Sonyi Lopez, producer, host and reporter at BronxNet. Four candidates will participate, including Eric Dinowitz, Jessica Haller, Mino Lora, and Daniel Padernacht. Early voting in Council District 11 begins Saturday, March 13.

Press can RSVP here.

RCV allows voters the opportunity to either rank five candidates in order of preference or vote for just one like they always have. If no one wins with a majority (more than 50 percent), the candidate that came in last is eliminated and voters' second choice votes get counted and so on until there's a majority winner. RCV will apply to primaries and special elections for all local offices including City Council, Borough President, Comptroller, Public Advocate and Mayor. Voters overwhelmingly passed RCV in the fall of 2019, with 74 percent of the vote.

WHO:

Michael Hinman, Editor of the Riverdale Press

Sonyi Lopez, producer, host and reporter at BronxNet

Eric Dinowitz, candidate for City Council

Jessica Haller, candidate for City Council

Mino Lora, candidate for City Council

Daniel Padernacht, candidate for City Council

WHAT:

Forum on ranked choice voting and the race for City Council District 11.

WHEN: Thursday March 11, 2021 at 05:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Zoom - See Notes
New York
NOTES:

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