It’s depressing math for people who purport to believe in democracy: Of 5.6 million registered voters in the five boroughs, 3.7 million are Democrats, and of those, only about a fifth voted in the 2013 Democratic primary that made Bill de Blasio the shoe-in to become mayor.
Advocates Seek More Aid for Prisons During Pandemic PUBLISHED 11:09 AM ET Feb. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:09 AM EST Feb. 05, 2021
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New York is moving forward with a plan to provide the COVID-19 vaccine for older state prison inmates. The development, which came hours after family members sued over vaccine access, was praised by criminal justice reform advocates and knocked by Republicans.
Inmates age 65 and older will have vaccine access, similar to the general population in the state.
But those who have advocated for people living behind bars added on Friday more needs to be done for prisons during the pandemic. Despite our repeated calls and warnings, DOCCS failed to ever execute regular mass testing for COVID-19, said Alexander Horowitz, the executive director of the group New Yorkers United for Justice. Their reluctance to fully vaccinate the incarcerated population is a repeat of the same mistake. Meanwhil
Upstarts Press 1.6 Million NYC Voters to Switch to Democratic Party to Sway Mayoral Primary
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Bruce Teitelbaum of the Upper West Side was a Republican until late last year. But a fear that he’d be voiceless in choosing the next mayor drove him to become a Democrat.
“We’re tired of being presented with choices that don’t really reflect what most folks in New York are looking for,” said Teitlebaum. “What you got is a city that is overwhelmingly Democratic so the general election doesn’t really count for anything. Mayor and citywide elected officials are really chosen in the primary.”
Ranked-choice voting sees first test AG’s suit against NRA moves forward Garcia calls for vaccine czar
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A new system of ranked-choice voting will transform New York City’s elections, including this year s race for mayor. Now it’s about to get its first test: early voting
Instead of picking one candidate, voters
will choose up to five, ranking them in order of preference. If a candidate gets a majority of first-choice votes, they win and that’s the end of it. But if no one does, a computerized system eliminates the last-place candidate and parcels out their votes to the second choice. The process repeats itself until someone gets a majority.