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The Topic
Voting refers to the processes through which candidates appeal to the citizenry, and the citizenry chooses who among those candidates will represent them. Elections, campaigns, the voting process (voting machines, etc.) are all involved in voting.
The Context
By and large, New Yorkers don't vote. Though the number of registered voters who turn out on election day has fluctuated, the overall trend has been downward. Fewer people voted in 1997 than in 1953, though the number of registered voters rose by more than a million (never mind how many more were eligible). After the debacle in Florida during the 2000 presidential election, federal legislation was passed to reform the voting process nationwide. Little has changed in New York.
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State Legislators Plan to Fight on Term Limits
Sen. Kevin Parker, a Brooklyn Democrat and outspoken critic of the mayor, plans to file a bill on Friday that would effectively stop Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other city lawmakers from seeking third terms without winning approval from city voters in a referendum. A week ago, Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries, another Brooklyn Democrat, filed the same legislation in the Assembly. While bills are routinely circulated in Albany only to disappear into the legislative ether, both of these bills appear to be gaining momentum. The leaders of both chambers have said they would allow the legislation to advance.
Possibilities for Bloomberg's Third Term
Political observers and current and former administration officials to say there is almost certainly to be some kind of “PlaNYC 2035”—a big, over the top initiative that cuts across city agencies and consumes most of the oxygen of the next few years if Mayor Michael Bloomberg is reelected.
Boyland Begins Move to Retake Mealy's Old Seat
When Councilmember Darlene Mealy flip-flopped and voted for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's term-limits extension, she not only left herself open to criticism but also to an ironic political challenge. Tracy Boyland, whose seat Mealy captured three years ago running as an alternative to the Boyland machine, is reportedly eying her old office. And whether or not she will face Mealy in that race remains an open question.
Bloomberg Visiting Democratic County Chairs
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a Democrat-turned-Republican-turned independent who has yet to say which ballot line(s) he'll seek for his 2009 re-election bid, has paid homage to two different Democratic county chairman over the past 24 hours. The mayor only needs to receive approval from three of the city's five Democratic county leaders in order to compete in the party's primary in 2009.
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by Charles Brecher, Raymond Horton, Robert A. Cropf (Contributor), Dean Michael Mead

The Napoleon of New York: Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
by H. Paul Jeffers

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Poll: Should Bloomberg Seek a Third Term?

by Gotham Gazette
October 2008

Should term limits be extended from two to three terms, allowing Mayor Michael Bloomberg and dozens of other term-limited politicians to run again?

Sorry, Polling is Closed!

Results:

No, the voters have spoken twice already.
41%

No, Bloomberg isn't so great.
14%

Yes, but just this once. We need Bloomberg's leadership during this financial crisis.
7%

Yes, but only if the voters approve it in a referendum.
22%

Yes, term limits were a terrible idea to begin with.
14%

 

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The Conflicts at the Conflicts of Interest Board (2008-11-10)

Term Limits Extension Gets Final Signature (2008-11-03)

City Council Approves Term Limits Extension (2008-10-24)

For Council, Another Term Holds Risks and Rewards (2008-10-20)

Term Limits as a Voting Right Issue (2008-10-16)

Stated Meeting: Waterfronts and East Harlem (2008-10-14)

Comparing Proposals on Term Limits (2008-10-08)

Make That Three: Bloomberg's Reelection Bid (2008-10-06)

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