NYC Charter Commission Leaves Out Ranked Choice Voting and Independent Redistricting
NEW YORK, NY (08/14/2018) (readMedia)-- Today, the NYC Charter Revision Commission passed a resolution with recommendations for the New York City November 2018 ballot. The Charter did not include Ranked Choice Voting, which allows voters to rank candidates from first to last choice on the ballot, and independent redistricting.
In response, Susan Lerner the Executive Director of Common Cause/NY, issued the following statement:
"Common Cause/NY is pleased that the Mayor's Charter Commission considered crucial reforms like citywide participatory budgeting and basic standards for community boards, but there are still miles to go. If the Charter wanted to push for real change, it would have put ranked choice voting and independent redistricting - reforms that will transform the way New Yorkers vote - on the New York City ballot for November."
Common Cause of New York
Susan Lerner, 212-691-6421
Recent News
- Common Cause/NY & New York Focus File Motion with NYS Supreme Court to Make Trump Trial Transcripts Public
- Common Cause NY on Trump Trial: Release The Transcripts!
- Let New York Vote Coalition Reissues Call to Invest in Elections in the Final FY 2025 New York State Budget
- Common Cause To Honor Lesley Stahl With Lifetime Achievement Award at Annual Ceremony
- It's Election Day! Common Cause Reminds NYers of their Rights As Voters Head to Polls
- Common Cause, Brennan Center, NAACP & Good Gvt Groups Urge Albany Leadership to Prioritize Leg AI "Deep Fakes"
- Common Cause/NY Applauds NYS Legislature's Vote to Repeal Dangerous Calls for a Constitutional Convention
- Common Cause/NY Calls for Overhaul of Redistricting Process Following Leg's Decision to Draw its Own Maps
- Voting and Civil Rights Groups Host People's Hearing on Redistricting as Commission Continues to Ignore Public
- After Redistricting Commission Vote, Civil and Voting Rights Organizations Call for Transparency
...more
