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The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) tasked with those efforts by the recent city Charter change approved by voters in 2019 that is ushering ranked-choice voting into effect for party primary and special elections for city government positions, with the first implementation happening this year. There are several special elections happening in the months leading up to the June party primaries, which will feature a full slate of elections for citywide, borough-wide, and City Council seats.   Why are we using Ranked Choice Voting? New Yorkers elected to use Ranked Choice Voting in a ...

Photo by John Anderson The upcoming May 1 special election provides Austinites with an opportunity to fundamentally change the structure of city government. To some, these changes are revolutionary advances toward a more robust local democracy; to others, they threaten to cause a catastrophic collapse of Austin's current progressive consensus. Either way, a very big deal. Five of the eight city propositions on the May 1 ballot – Propositions D through H – are charter amendments that began life last July in the mind of Andrew Allison, a local entrepreneur with previous li...

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Andrew Yang & NYC Mayoral Candidates: Support Ranked Choice Voting in General Election; Larry Sharpe Calls for Unity Andrew Yang eating a turkey leg at the 2019 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. By Gage Skidmore. Source: Wikimedia Commons A California poll worker sanitizes a voting booth following its use at a Voter Assistance Center during the 2020 General Election. Stacey Prussman, Libertarian Candidate for Mayor of New York City Larry Sharpe, host of The Sharpe Way show and 2018 Libertarian candidate for Governor of New York The Sharpe Way Show Larry Sharpe, 2018 Gubernatorial candidate...

Starting this year, all citywide, borough president and City Council primaries will use ranked-choice voting, as well as special elections for any of those positions. Read how to fill out your ballot.