Rank the Vote Encourages New Yorkers To Rank Their Vote in the June Primary!

NEW YORK, NY (06/02/2023) (readMedia)-- Today, Members of Rank the Vote NYC, including Common Cause/NY, the New York Immigration, Chinese-American Planning Council, Center for Law & Social Justice at Medgar Evers College and others, will join together to remind New Yorkers they can rank their top five candidates in the upcoming June primary city council elections.

In 2021, over 1 million voters used ranked choice voting for the first time in New York City. According to exit polling, 95% of voters found RCV easy to use, and 83% of voters ranked at least two candidates on their ballot.

WHO:

Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY

Isaiah Fenichel, Voting Rights Coordinator at the Center for Law and Social Justice

Carlyn Cowen, Chief Policy and Public Affairs Officer at Chinese-American Planning Council

Wennie Chin, Director of Civic Engagement at the NYIC

LIST IN FORMATION
WHAT:

 Rally to remind voters about Ranked Choice Voting in June primaries
WHEN: Friday June 02, 2023 at 12:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: City Hall Park
Broadway &, Chambers St,
New York City, New York
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