PA Williams, Kathy Wylde + Diverse Coalition to Kick-off Campaign for Ranked Choice Voting
RWDSU, CWA, Common Cause/NY, Maya Wiley and others
NEW YORK, NY (09/19/2019) (readMedia)-- On Thursday a broad coalition of elected officials, nonprofits, unions, and advocates will join together to kick off the campaign for Ranked Choice Voting in New York City at Federal Hall. Ranked choice voting (RCV) will be the first question on the ballot in November.
In 2021, 70% of the City Council will be term limited, as well as all five borough presidents, Comptroller Scott Stringer and Mayor Bill de Blasio. That means at least 500 candidates will be competing for open seats.
Ranked choice voting would produce winners chosen by the majority of their district, save New York City money by avoiding costly run-offs, and help New Yorkers make sense of crowded candidate fields in primary and special elections.
| WHO: | Susan Lerner, Executive Director Common Cause Maya Wiley, New School Senior Vice President for Social Justice Kathy Wylde, President of the Partnership for New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams Sara Lind, Manhattan Borough Director of AmplifyHer Ricky Silver, Empire State Indivisible Brandon West, President of New Kings Democrats Liz Krueger, State Senator Assemblymember Ron Kim George Albro, Founder and Co-Chair NYPAN Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President Cynthia Terral, RepresentWomen Councilmember Brad Lander New York Immigration Coalition Muslims for Progress Nathan Rubin, Founder Millennials for Progress New York Communities for Change Communication Workers of America RWDSU Sharon Nelson, Crewomen/CUNY Bev Neufeld, PowHer New York / Equal Pay Campaign Amanda O'Donnell, Vote Run Lead Anita Lo, Chef |
| WHAT: | Campaign kick off for Ranked Choice Voting in New York City. |
| WHEN: | Thursday September 19, 2019 at 11:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada) |
| WHERE: | Steps of Federal Hall 26 Wall Street Manhattan, New York |
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Common Cause of New York
Hollis Evey, 541 306 1753, hollis@pythiapublic.com; Becky Stern, 516 581 5707, becky@pythiapublic.com
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