NYC ELECTEDS, LABOR, VOTING RIGHTS ORGS REMIND VOTERS TO RANK IN JUNE PRIMARY

With RCV, voters have opportunity to rank up to five candidates for Mayor, City Council - ensuring their vote matters more and winners have broad support; Results of historic 2021 NYC elections shows voters liked and understood ranked choice voting - and want to keep RCV in local elections and beyond

NEW YORK, NY (04/25/2025) (readMedia)-- On Monday, Rank the Vote NYC will rally with voting rights organizations, unions and NYC mayoral candidates to educate voters about the ranked choice voting process ahead of the June 24th primary election. This year, voters will once again have the opportunity to rank up to five candidates on their ballot, giving New Yorkers greater choice and more voice.

In 2019, New York City voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to adopt ranked choice voting by a margin of nearly 3-1. Since 2021, all New York City primaries and special elections for Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough President and City Council use ranked choice voting. Attendees at the rally will highlight how ranked choice voting leads to better candidates and gives voters more power to make their voice heard.

During the last Mayoral primary, nearly one million New Yorkers made history by voting in the largest and most diverse ranked choice voting election in U.S. history. Voters overwhelmingly embraced RCV, with 83% of voters ranking at least two candidates on their ballots in the mayoral primary.

This event will be recorded.

WHEN: Monday, April 28th at 11:00am

WHERE: Outside Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

WHO:

Rank the Vote NYC

Common Cause New York

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander

Kathy Wylde, Partnership for NYC

PSC CUNY

BVA

Emgage

New Majority

Hispanic Federation

MinKwon Center for Community Action

Faith in New York

Caribbean Equality Project

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