TODAY: BP Brewer + Activists Push for Ranked Choice Voting for ALL Offices in NYC

NEW YORK, NY (04/25/2019) (readMedia)-- TODAY, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY, and others will join together to push the NYC Charter Commission to put ranked choice voting -- a consensus driven system that would allow voters to rank candidates in order of preference, instead of a winner take all model -- for all elections on the final ballot.

On Monday, the Charter Commision listed ranked choice voting as a preliminary recommendation for the November ballot.

In 2021, 70% of the City Council will be term limited, as well as all five borough presidencies, Comptroller Scott Stringer and Mayor Bill de Blasio. That means at least 200 candidates will be competing for open seats. Ranked choice voting would help create consensus, lessen negative attacks, and save tax dollars.

The NYC Charter Commission will vote on a final slate of proposals in June that voters will ultimately approve or reject on the November ballot.