Former Speaker MMV, CM Ossé and Others Push for Ranked Choice Voting and Civic Education in City Budget

Ahead of Council Gvt Ops preliminary budget hearing, Rank the Vote NYC welcomes Melissa Mark-Viverito + Bill Chong to Board

NEW YORK, NY (03/21/2022) (readMedia)-- On Monday, ahead of the NYC Council's Government Operations preliminary budget hearing, Rank the Vote NYC board members, including Susan Lerner, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Bill Chong, Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, and Betsy Gotbaum will push the New York City Council to invest in a broad voter education and engagement program designed to increase familiarity with Ranked Choice Voting and civic life.

Next year every member of the City Council will be up for re-election, and a new group of voters including green card holders will be casting their ballots for the first time. RCV education is essential to make sure that all New Yorkers are fully equipped to vote in 2023.

WHO:

Councilmember Chi Ossé

Susan Lerner, Board Member of Rank the Vote NYC and Executive Director of Common Cause/NY

Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, Board Member of Rank the Vote NYC and Chief Operating Officer at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at NYU

Melissa Mark-Viverito, Board Member of Rank the Vote NYC and former Speaker of the New York City Council

Bill Chong, Board Member of Rank the Vote NYC and former Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Commissioner

Betsy Gotbaum, Board Member of Rank the Vote NYC and former Public Advocate

LIST IN FORMATION
WHAT:

Virtual press conference with Rank the Vote NYC board members, including Susan Lerner, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Bill Chong, Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, and Betsy Gotbaum who will push the New York City Council to invest in a broad voter education and engagement program designed to increase familiarity with Ranked Choice Voting and civic life.
WHEN: Monday March 21, 2022 at 11:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: VIRTUAL
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84566692816?pwd=VjRmRmROVGlUby80ejM3bmI2ZkZtZz09
New York
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ZOOM LINK

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Meeting ID: 845 6669 2816

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Meeting ID: 845 6669 2816