AdvertisementOpponents of ranked-choice voting were dealt a major setback in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Wednesday when a judge denied their in an upcoming special City Council election next year. The new voting system allows New York City voters to pick up to five candidates in primary and special elections in order of preference, and tallies results so that the winner is only declared when a person has more than 50% of the vote. The special election set for February 2nd is to fill a vacant seat in the 24th City Council district in eastern Queens, with early voting scheduled...…AdvertisementOpponents of ranked-choice voting were dealt a major setback in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Wednesday when a judge denied their in an upcoming special City Council election next year. The new voting system allows New York City voters to pick up to five candidates in primary and special elections in order of preference, and tallies results so that the winner is only declared when a person has more than 50% of the vote. The special election set for February 2nd is to fill a vacant seat in the 24th City Council district in eastern Queens, with early voting scheduled...WW…

The New York City Council scrutinized ranked-choice voting at an impassioned, prolonged, and at times tense oversight hearing on Monday, with members grilling the agencies responsible for implementing the new way of choosing elected officials and educating the public about it.The new voting system is set to take effect next year for primary and special elections for city offices, after voters . Ranked-choice voting [RCV] allows voters to pick up to five candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the total, the last place finisher is eliminated. The voters...…The New York City Council scrutinized ranked-choice voting at an impassioned, prolonged, and at times tense oversight hearing on Monday, with members grilling the agencies responsible for implementing the new way of choosing elected officials and educating the public about it.The new voting system is set to take effect next year for primary and special elections for city offices, after voters . Ranked-choice voting [RCV] allows voters to pick up to five candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the total, the last place finisher is eliminated. The voters...WW…

With early voting in New York about to kick off, left-leaning New York voters are being asked to do more than vote for former Vice President Joseph Biden and Senator Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket. The Working Families Party wants them to cast their ballots on the WFP party line and, in the process, save the party from extinction. That’s because the most important election of a lifetime, as 2020 is often called, is also an existential one for the 22-year-old WFP. In order to maintain its ballot line, the party must receive 130,000 votes or 2% of the total, whichever is higher,...…With early voting in New York about to kick off, left-leaning New York voters are being asked to do more than vote for former Vice President Joseph Biden and Senator Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket. The Working Families Party wants them to cast their ballots on the WFP party line and, in the process, save the party from extinction. That’s because the most important election of a lifetime, as 2020 is often called, is also an existential one for the 22-year-old WFP. In order to maintain its ballot line, the party must receive 130,000 votes or 2% of the total, whichever is higher,...WW…

AdvertisementChirlane McCray, wife of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, is officially not running for Brooklyn Borough President, ending . New York City’s First Lady Thursday night.Speaking by phone, McCray said she was focused on the city’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.“I thought about it long and hard and decided that in this urgent moment there was so much to be done right now, right here where I am. and my priority is to see this through,” said McCray. Ending over a year of speculation, told on Thursday night she won’t run for borough president.But she didn’t say if she...…AdvertisementChirlane McCray, wife of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, is officially not running for Brooklyn Borough President, ending . New York City’s First Lady Thursday night.Speaking by phone, McCray said she was focused on the city’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.“I thought about it long and hard and decided that in this urgent moment there was so much to be done right now, right here where I am. and my priority is to see this through,” said McCray. Ending over a year of speculation, told on Thursday night she won’t run for borough president.But she didn’t say if she...WW…

Advertisement[UPDATE: The BOE will be mailing out new ballots to nearly 100,000 Brooklyn voters. .]The New York City Board of Elections has mailed out nearly half a million absentee ballots ahead of Election Day this November, as many New Yorkers are opting to vote by mail during the pandemic. Yet some voters are already reporting problems with their ballots that could invalidate someone’s vote if they aren’t caught in time.Multiple voters in Brooklyn told Gothamist / WNYC that they have received a mislabeled “official absentee ballot envelope.” Normally, the voter inserts their completed...…Advertisement[UPDATE: The BOE will be mailing out new ballots to nearly 100,000 Brooklyn voters. .]The New York City Board of Elections has mailed out nearly half a million absentee ballots ahead of Election Day this November, as many New Yorkers are opting to vote by mail during the pandemic. Yet some voters are already reporting problems with their ballots that could invalidate someone’s vote if they aren’t caught in time.Multiple voters in Brooklyn told Gothamist / WNYC that they have received a mislabeled “official absentee ballot envelope.” Normally, the voter inserts their completed...WW…