Gotham Gazette

The Place for New York Policy and politics

CITY

City

2013 Voter Turnout Numbers Help Preview 2017 Primaries


de Blasio voting

(photo: Samar Khurshid/Gotham Gazette)


New York City voters head to the polls Tuesday in this year’s party primary elections, mostly contests among competing Democrats. It is expected to be another low turnout election. Four years ago, only about 691,000 of the city’s 3.4 million (20%) registered Democrats voted in a high-profile, exciting, and hugely consequential mayoral primary with no incumbent in the race. Bill de Blasio won that primary and went on to cruise in the general election, which also saw terribly low voter turnout.

In 2013, there were also open seats for the other citywide positions of Comptroller and Public Advocate, with highly-competitive Democratic primaries in each, and many open seats for Borough President and City Council positions. If all that competition couldn’t drive much turnout, this year could see an especially shockingly low number of voters cast ballots.

Mayor de Blasio is expected to win reelection handily this year and is facing limited competition in the Democratic mayoral primary, though his main challenger, former City Council Member Sal Albanese has expressed optimism, citing a lack of enthusiasm for de Blasio. There are far fewer “open” City Council and other seats this cycle, with many incumbents gliding to reelection, some with nominal primary competition and some with none at all. In this heavily Democratic city, the Democratic Party primary is often the main event in terms of who wins an election.

As of April 1, the city was home to just under 5 million registered voters: 3.43 million Democrats; 880,660 unaffiliated with a party; 522,629 Republicans; and a few hundred thousand with other smaller parties.

There are about 20 races of particular interest on primary day, including the Democratic mayoral primary, if for nothing else to see what margin de Blasio can post; a very competitive Brooklyn District Attorney primary; the 10 “open” City Council seats; and another eight to ten Council races where the incumbent is facing a tough primary challenge.

As we look ahead to the outcomes, a look back at 2013 can be helpful.

In the end, elections are all about votes, and which candidates turn out their supporters or win the votes of those turning out because they always vote or they are motivated by another race on the ballot.

Turnout numbers and some of the primary election outcomes in specific races from 2013 can help us have a better sense of what is at play on primary day this year.

Of those 691,000 Democrats who voted in the 2013 primary for mayor, 282,344 voted for de Blasio, giving him just above the 40% he needed to avoid a runoff. It was a very crowded field, so de Blasio could easily surpass that vote total this year, but that will in part depend on overall turnout, which is expected to be lower than four years ago. Turnout and margin will both factor into how New York’s media and political classes interpret the results, including around a potential “mandate,” or lack thereof, for de Blasio. If he’s victorious on primary day, de Blasio will still have to defeat several general election opponents, including Republican Nicole Malliotakis, independent Bo Dietl, and, likely, Albanese, who has been backed by the Reform Party, among other candidates.

In the Brooklyn DA race, the late Ken Thompson won the 2013 primary, unseating long-time District Attorney Charles Hynes. After Thompson’s death due to cancer, Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is seeking election to keep the position. He’s facing five qualified opponents in the primary. Brooklyn Democrats are eligible to vote in this election.

In 2013, Thompson won 100,678 votes to Hynes’ 81,173. In a crowded field with potentially lower turnout, the number to win the primary is surely lower than 100,000.

As for key City Council races, several interesting 2013 numbers are at play.

In City Council District 1, Council Member Margaret Chin is again running for reelection and facing a fight. In 2013, Chin won 8,846 votes to Jenifer Rajkumar’s 6,171. This year she faces several challengers, led by Christopher Marte.

In Council District 2, term-limited Council Member Rosie Mendez won reelection in 2013 with 12,507 votes. Her nearest competitor earned 2,809 votes. For this “open” seat, Mendez has endorsed frontrunner Carlina Rivera in a crowded primary with two other strong contenders, Mary Silver and Ronnie Cho.

In Council District 4, there was no primary in 2013 as term-limited Council Member Dan Garodnick cruised to reelection. There is a very large Democratic field this year, with Keith Powers and Marti Speranza seen as the frontrunners. Powers earned Garodnick’s endorsement this weekend. In this crowded race, the winner could get under 30% of the vote.

In Council District 6 we see one of three interesting rematches happening this year. This Upper West Side district is also almost always the highest turnout area of the city. Council Member Helen Rosenthal is being opposed by Mel Wymore, who came in second to Rosenthal in a crowded 2013 primary when it was an “open” seat. In 2013, there were 28,749 votes cast in the Democratic City Council primary. Rosenthal earned 7,716 for the win. Wymore earned 6,440. The two combined for about half the votes cast in the race. Rosenthal now has the power of incumbency and many more endorsements than in 2013. Wymore may also be hurt by the presence of a third candidate, Cary Goodman, who may siphon some anti-Rosenthal votes.

In Council District 8, Council speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, now term-limited, won reelection in 2013 through a Democratic primary that saw 10,567 votes (a little more than a third of the votes cast in District 6), with 3,768 for the incumbent, who had several challengers. Mark-Viverito is now working hard to see her preferred successor, Diana Ayala, elected this year. She is facing a tough competition with Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez.

There were just 8,832 votes cast in the Council District 18 primary election in 2013, when Annabel Palma, now term-limited, won with 6,244 votes. Her challenger, William Moore, received 2,588 votes. Moore is running again this year, in a race that features a wider Democratic primary field headlined by State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. The winner this year is likely to be elected with just a few thousand votes.

In one of the most-watched races of this cycle, Democratic voters in Queens’ 21st City Council District will choose between Assemblymember Francisco Moya and former Council Member and former State Senator Hiram Monserrate, who has convictions to his name for assaulting his then girlfriend and for misusing public money. Despite Monserrate’s criminal record, he retains a base of support. In 2013, outgoing City Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland won the primary unopposed. She has endorsed Moya for the seat.

The Council District 28 seat is already vacant given former Council Member Ruben Wills’ recent corruption conviction. In 2013, Wills won the Democratic primary with 5,095 of the 10,420 votes cast. In second place was Hettie Powell, who received 3,435 votes. Powell is now running again, and is facing Adrienne Adams and Richard David. Adams has a lot of institutional support from the types of elected officials and unions that help get out the vote.

One of the most-watched races on primary day where an incumbent is being threatened by a tough challenger is in Council District 35, where Laurie Cumbo is again facing Ede Fox. When the seat was “open” in 2013, Cumbo won a crowded primary with 7,561 of the 20,895 votes cast among Democrats. Fox finished third with 5,340. This year, it’s just Cumbo and Fox head to head in the primary, though Cumbo now has key advantages (and some negatives) that come with incumbency.

In Council District 38, Carlos Menchaca is trying to hold onto his seat. He is facing several primary challengers, most notably Sara Gonzalez, whom Menchaca unseated in a rare feat in 2013, and Assemblymember Felix Ortiz. It is especially rare that an elected official would challenge a member of his or her own party in a primary, but Ortiz is doing it this year. In 2013, Menchaca received 4,306 votes to Gonzalez’s 3,017. District 38 was one of the lowest turnout districts in 2013.

Mathieu Eugene is trying to keep his Council seat in Brooklyn’s 40th District, where he faces two formidable challengers, Pia Raymond and Brian Cunningham. Raymond and Cunningham may split the anti-Eugene vote and send the incumbent back to the Council. In 2013, Eugene received 6,210 votes, whereas his top challenger, Saundra Thomas, received 4,862 votes. There were 12,974 votes cast in the District 40 primary overall, with Eugene receiving fewer than half.

Another lowest of the low turnout districts is Brooklyn’s 41st. Term-limited Council Member Darlene Mealy will be replaced this year, with a crowded Democratic field vying for the seat. Mealy received 7,607 of the 11,469 votes cast in the 2013 primary.

[See the full list of 2013 results from the Board of Elections]

***
by Ben Max, Gotham Gazette
     

Read more by this writer.

Dietl, Malliotakis Make Last-Minute Play for Reform Party Nomination


dietl by samar crop

Bo Dietl (photo: Samar Khurshid)


GOP mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis and independent candidate Bo Dietl are both making a last-minute push to win the Reform Party ballot line for November’s mayoral election. While Sal Albanese, who is also challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio in the Democratic primary, has been backed by the Reform Party, Dietl and Malliotakis are each attempting to convince their supporters to help them steal the ballot line by voting on primary day -- Tuesday, September 12 -- using a provision in state election law that effectively allows an open vote.

Albanese, a former City Council member who is running as a Democrat, was officially endorsed by the Reform Party of New York and is counting on winning the line to be included in the November 7 general. But, an “opportunity to ballot” petition filed with the Board of Elections has opened up the party line to other candidates as well, allowing registered Reform Party voters as well as unaffiliated voters -- those not registered with any party -- to write in the candidate of their choice. The petition had to be signed by only 5 percent of the party's registered members, which amounts to about 10 signatures in the case of the Reform Party which has a total of 187 registered voters. On primary day, Albanese’s name will appear on the Reform Party ballot next to an area that allows for a write-in vote.

Both Dietl and Malliotakis, each of whom is assured of a spot on the November ballot through other lines, has sent out a mass mailing with instructions for their supporters, Gotham Gazette has learned.

dietl mailer
malliotakis mailer 1
malliotakis mailer 2

According to Frederico Polsinelli, Bo Deitl’s campaign manager, the petition to ballot was filed by Reform Party members who support Dietl and “felt that Bo had been shut out unfairly and felt that the Reform Party should have an open, fair process to vote.”

Dietl was passed over for the Reform Party’s endorsement in June and lashed out at Staten Island Reform Party Chair Frank Morano in a number of obscenity-laden text messages. A Staten Island Advance reporter posted screenshots of the messages on Twitter.

Malliotakis spokesperson Rob Ryan confirmed that the campaign has begun reaching out to voters. “We did a bunch of robocalls and a mailing that will be hitting today or tomorrow which also explains the process,” he said. Ryan provided Gotham Gazette with the instruction mailers which include directions on how to choose Malliotakis. (pictured)

Polsinelli, Dietl’s campaign manager, said they are taking an “active, aggressive” approach to the process. “We’re encouraging all independent and Reform Party voters to go to the ballot and write in Dietl’s name,” he said. “We’re in the process of launching a citywide mailer. We’re actively reaching out, we’re going hard on email, phonecalls and hard mail. This is not a passive exercise.”

He said the Dietl campaign is targeting about 8,000 voters. “We’re in this to beat [Mayor] de Blasio and getting on the Reform Party line will help do that.” Dietl will be on his own self-created ballot line, “Dump the Mayor,” for November’s election.

Malliotakis will be the Republican nominee, and she also has the backing of the Conservative Party. She has also filed to appear on her own self-created ballot lines. De Blasio will likely appear on both the Democratic Party and Working Families Party ballot lines.

Albanese’s campaign does not seem worried about the added competition. “Sal’s the only candidate whose name is on the ballot,” said Linda Cronin-Gross, a campaign spokesperson, referring to the Reform Party ballot, which voters will have to ask for at the polls.

New York election law, in normal circumstances, only allows closed primaries in which registered members of a party can cast a vote to choose their nominee. This shuts out voters who do not have a party affiliation from voting on primary day. According to the latest statistics from the state Board of Elections, as of April 1, there were more than 780,000 active registered voters unaffiliated with a party. The Reform Party had only 183 active registered voters.

“It’s creating quite an interesting contest,” said the Reform Party’s Morano. “I do think Sal’s gonna win pretty handily...Sal best embodies the Reform principles.” Morano noted that if Albanese, or any other candidate, fails to receive 40 percent of the vote in that primary, it will trigger an automatic run-off two weeks later between the top two vote-getters.

“It’s gonna be interesting to see how this works,” Morano said. “It’s certainly a first-of-its-kind experiment.”

***
by Samar Khurshid, senior reporter, Gotham Gazette
     

Read more by this writer.

Note- this article has been updated to include details about the "opportunity to ballot" petition process. 

The 2017 New York City Elections


de Blasio voting

Mayor de Blasio voting (photo: Michael Appleton/Mayor's Office)


The 2017 New York City elections are for the three citywide posts of Mayor, Public Advocate and Comptroller; the five Borough President positions; all 51 City Council seats; the Brooklyn and Manhattan District Attorney posts; and other down ballot offices like some civil court judges and some district leader positions.

The party primaries were September 12. The general election is November 7.

At Gotham Gazette, we are providing a vast amount of information about the elections, and we've also teamed up with WNYC radio and City Limits to provide even more, including reporting on contentious races, a weekly podcast, and a comprehensive, interactive voters guide [the 2017 primary election voters guide was here].

We have a list of candidates running in races for the citywide and borough president positions, the two DA races, and all the City Council races. We also briefly discussed each of 20 Races to Watch here, mostly focused on the competitive Democratic primaries. As we move forward in the general election, we will continue to keep tabs on competitive and interesting races.

Below, you'll find all of the 2017 election coverage from Gotham Gazette, along with key additions from coverage by City Limits and WNYC radio, including some crossoever and collaboration among the three outlets, and also videos of debates for Manhattan City Council districts and the Democratic mayoral primary aired by Manhattan Neighborhood Network. [Start here: Voters Guide for the 2017 New York City General Election]

Many Election Poll Workers are Placed by Party Machines, Some May Influence Votes

State Board of Elections Official Says City Must Move to Instant Runoff Voting

Max & Murphy Podcast: City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley

De Blasio's Campaign Cash During Election Crunch

Max & Murphy Podcast: Previewing De Blasio's Second Term

Possible GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Weigh Chances to Unseat Cuomo

Election Post-Mortem with Nicole Malliotakis’ Campaign Manager

Mapping the Mayoral: Where De Blasio and Malliotakis Each Did Well

Max & Murphy Podcast: Analyzing the 2017 Election Results

As New York Votes, a Push to Allow 17-Year-Olds the Ballot Next

Bill De Blasio Easily Wins Reelection as Mayor of New York City

Malliotakis Comes Up Short in Long-shot Mayoral Bid

2017 New York City General Election Results

Max & Murphy Podcast: 10 Things to Think About on Election Day

Dissecting Mayor De Blasio's Record As He Seeks Reelection

De Blasio's Record on NYCHA

De Blasio's Record on Budgeting and Fiscal Health

Max & Murphy Podcast: Resetting the Mayoral Race after the Final Debate

Mayoral Candidates Make Closing Arguments in Frenetic Final Debate

De Blasio's Record on Poverty and Inequality

Following Up with Comptroller Stringer on Several Debate Moments

Voters Guide for the City's 2017 General Election

Yes or No? Three Questions on the Back of Your November Ballot

Max & Murphy Podcast: Analyzing the Public Advocate & Comptroller Debates

Comptroller Debate Focuses on Stringer's Record

Public Advocate Debate Shows Stark Differences Between James and Polanco

It’s Not Too Late to Start Paying Attention to the City Elections - Here’s How

Who will be at the second mayoral debate?

Debate Showcases Sharp Differences Among Mayoral Candidates on Transit, Congestion

Max & Murphy: Analyzing the First General Election Mayoral Debate

Post-Debate, Malliotakis Clarifies Some Stances, Promises Plans to Come

De Blasio, Malliotakis & Dietl Engage in Raucous Mayoral Debate

5 Things to Watch at The First General Election Mayoral Debate

You Can Help Boost Voter Turnout on Election Day, But You Have to Register Soon

What’s The [DATA] Point? 4, with Greg David

James Defends Approach to De Blasio, Outlines Second Term Priorities

Max & Murphy Podcast: Public Advocate Letitia James

Malliotakis’ Legislative Record Reflects Conservative Base

Good News and Bad News for Malliotakis' Mayoral Campaign

Max & Murphy Podcast: Comptroller Candidate Michel Faulkner

23 Things Bo Dietl Promises To Do As Mayor

10 Races & More to Watch in the General Election

A Smattering of Independent Expenditures in City Election Cycle

The Mayoral Money Race as the General Election Heats Up

James Agrees to General Election Debate in Public Advocate Race

Voters Pick Women Over Men in Primary for All Six Brooklyn Judicial Seats

Max & Murphy Podcast: Public Advocate Candidate JC Polanco

'Tears of Joy,' Hope for a District in Alicka Samuel's Win

Ede Fox Unsuccessful in Second Attempt at Election to City Council

On the Lower East Side, Carlina Rivera Dominates Primary Day

In Surprise to Some, Diana Ayala Appears On Verge of Victory

Meet The Three State Legislators Likely Heading To The City Council

Max & Murphy Podcast: What Happened on Primary Day & What It Means

25 Things Nicole Malliotakis Promises To Do As Mayor

2017 New York City Primary Election Results

2013 Voter Turnout Numbers Help Preview 2017 Primaries

Risks and Rewards in De Blasio’s Bevy of City Council Endorsements

Max & Murphy Podcast: A Candidate's Final Campaign Hours

Dietl, Malliotakis Make Last-Minute Play for Reform Party Nomination

Can Anyone Defeat Eric Gonzalez for Brooklyn DA?

De Blasio & Albanese Argue Through Second of Two Primary Debates

Forecasting the Upcoming City Council Gender Imbalance

Max & Murphy Podcast: Previewing Primary Day, with WNYC's Brigid Bergin

Candidate Endorsements in the 2017 City Elections

Malliotakis Bets on Fundraising Blitz To Be Competitive with De Blasio

Four Democratic Mayoral Candidates Debate (video), via MNN, moderated by Ben Max and Elinor Tatum

City Council Races 2017: Tensions Rise Among Immigrants (Council District 38), via Gotham Gazette & WNYC

City Council Races 2017: Corruption Paves The Way for New Leadership in Queens (Council District 28), via Gotham Gazette & WNYC

Queens Council Candidates Attempt to Offer Stability to Burned District (Council District 28)

Max & Murphy Podcast: De Blasio Author Joseph Viteritti

Incumbent Brooklyn City Council Rep Attempts to Fend Off Prominent Challengers (Council District 38)

Mass Mailer Loophole Gives State Legislators Advantage in City Council Races

Extraordinary District Leader Ballot Feud Escalates to State's Highest Court

Max & Murphy Podcast: Public Advocate Candidate David Eisenbach

Assemblymember Rodriguez Would Have to Give Up Outside Income If Elected to City Council (Council District 8)

City Council Races 2017: Church and State in the Southeast Bronx (Council District 13), via City Limits & WNYC 

City Council Races 2017: Small Business Survival in the East Village (Council District 2), via Gotham Gazette & WNYC

City Council Races 2017: Better to Fight Developers than to Join 'Em (Council District 35), via Gotham Gazette & WNYC

City Council Races 2017: Fighting Resentment in the Upper West Side (Council District 6), via City Limits & WNYC

City Council Races 2017: Fighting Opioid Crisis Is Top Priority in Staten Island (Council District 49), via City Limits & WNYC

City Council Races 2017: Change is Coming to the South Bronx and East Harlem (Council District 8), via Gotham Gazette & WNYC

City Council Races 2017: Talent in Brownsville (Council District 41), via City Limits & WNYC

FIND ALL OF CITY LIMITS' ELECTION 2017 COVERAGE HERE

Public Advocate Candidate Outlines Election Reform Agenda

Heated Rematch in Central Brooklyn, Where Incumbent Seeks to Hold City Council Seat (Council District 35)

Lower East Side City Council Candidates Make Their Case in Debate (Council District 2)

5 Key Moments from the First Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate

For Mark-Viverito’s Seat: Leading Candidates with Long Community Resumes (Council District 8)

De Blasio, Cumbo Teams Mum on Campaign Aid (Council District 35)

10 Great NYC Debate Moments

5 Things to Watch at First De Blasio-Albanese Debate

Max & Murphy Podcast: Previewing the First Mayoral Debate

Inside the Numbers: Mayoral Campaign Spending

Five Democrats Will Be On The Mayoral Ballot, But Only Two Will Debate

Max & Murphy Podcast: Representative vs. Substantive Representation

A Rarity: City Council Candidate Releases Detailed Reform Agenda (Council District 4)

Malliotakis Received Max Contribution from Dan Loeb

On the Lower East Side, Council Contenders Seek to Upend Favorite for Open Seat (Council District 2)

Rep. Jeffries Endorses Council Member Cumbo for Reelection (Council District 35)

In Manhattan, District Leader Maps Redrawn Last Minute and Hard to Find

Removal of Last Primary Opponent Could Cost Malliotakis

There Will Be Three Big Questions on Your Ballot in November

Queens Council Primary Pits Assembly Member Versus Disgraced Former Rep (Council District 21)

Mayoral Candidate Provides Brands and Logos for $5 Million In-Kind Campaign Contribution

20 Races to Watch in the 2017 City Election Cycle

Max & Murphy Podcast: The Mayoral Race with Top Political Strategists

Democratic Mayoral Candidates Talk 'Faith in New York'

Rare Green Party Primary in Brooklyn City Council Race (Council District 35)

Republican Citywide Candidates Hopeful Despite Slow Fundraising

Bo Dietl: Running City Government 'Isn't Rocket Science'

Max & Murphy Podcast: Mayoral Candidate Bo Dietl

Brooklyn District Attorney Candidates Address Criminal Justice Reform at Forum

The July Mayoral Money Race

Malliotakis Files Records Request for Mayor's Travel Expenses

Longshot Mayoral Hopeful Outraises & Outspends Opponents, Technically

Max & Murphy Podcast: Republican Mayoral Candidate Nicole Malliotakis

Malliotakis Outlines Developing Platform in Quest to Unseat De Blasio

Democratic Challengers Fire Away at De Blasio. Is Anybody Listening?

Crowded Field Competes to Represent Manhattan City Council District (Council District 4)

7 Transit Commitments Advocates Want From Candidates This Year

Nicole Malliotakis on Trying to Become New York’s First Female Mayor

Max & Murphy Podcast: Eric Phillips, Press Secretary for Mayor De Blasio

High Participation in Campaign Matching Funds, But Several Big Name Opt-Outs

Massey Drops from Mayoral Race, Clearing Path to GOP Nomination for Malliotakis

Max & Murphy Podcast: Democratic Mayoral Candidate Sal Albanese

Max & Murphy Podcast: Republican Mayoral Candidate Paul Massey

With Subways in Crisis, It’s Showtime for Mayoral Candidates

Planning to Lure Democrats, Polanco Jumps Into Public Advocate Race

Massey Makes A Campaign Stop on the Upper East Side

Max & Murphy Podcast: Democratic Mayoral Candidate Bob Gangi

Southern Brooklyn Candidates Pitch Democratic Club

The 2017 City Election Debate Schedule Is Here

Candidates for Brooklyn District Attorney Seek to Set Themselves Apart

The Issues Likely to Dominate The 2017 Mayoral Race

Candidates Want Your Vote. They Need Your Signature First

Max & Murphy on Politics: Election Season is Here!

De Blasio Receives Reelection Support from Three Democratic County Committees

Michel Faulkner Attempts Outsider Republican Run for Comptroller

Three More State Legislators Seek City Council Seats

The May Money Race in 'Open' City Council Seats

GOP Mayoral Primary Appears To Be Massey Versus Malliotakis

The May Mayoral Money Race

Malliotakis Falsely Claims '100% of the Vote' in Last Election

Mayoral Candidate Malliotakis Falsely Claimed Rape Up 33% Under De Blasio

Malliotakis Officially Launches Mayoral Candidacy

Republican Mayoral Hopefuls Pitch Candidacies at Manhattan Forum

Despite Record Low Crime, Massey Attempts to Make Public Safety a Campaign Issue

The March Money Race in ‘Open’ City Council Seats

In GOP Mayoral Primary, Lopsided Fundraising Numbers & One Big Question

Massey Pledge to Not Take Money from People with City Business Only Applies to Potential Reelection

Community Group Endorses Four Women of Color for ‘Open’ City Council Seats

The Early Money Race in ‘Open’ City Council Seats

To Defeat De Blasio, Republicans Attempt Early Rally Behind One Candidate

Other
Council Speaker Contenders Spread the Wealth to Colleagues
8%! New Report Shows Shockingly Low Voter Turnout in NYC
Rochester Mayor Accused of Circumventing Campaign Finance Rules
New Jersey is About to Elect a New Governor. Why It Matters to New York 

Opinion Pieces
New York’s Con Con Ballot is Biased (opinion)
Vote ‘Yes’ on Question 2 and Send Albany a Message (opinion)
The Threat Lurking on Primary Day (opinion) 
We Need to Do More - Not Less - to Elect Women to Office (opinion)
Squadron Departure Spotlights Importance of County Committee (opinion)
Special Elections Deserve Democratic Deliberation, Not Backroom Deals (opinion)
Hiram Monserrate Has No Place in Elected Office (opinion)
What’s a Constitutional Convention Cost? We Can’t Afford to Not Hold One (opinion)
Latino Voters and the 2017 New York City Elections (Opinion)

***
by Ben Max, Gotham Gazette
     

Read more by this writer.



Print Friendly and PDF

Editor's Choice


Gotham Gazette: New York Voters Approve $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Act
New York Voters Approve $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Act
Gotham Gazette: 
New York City Voters Approve Racial Justice Ballot Measures
New York City Voters Approve Racial Justice Ballot Measures
Gotham Gazette: 
Housing Development in New York City Slows to a Crawl as Officials Debate Tax Incentives
Housing Development in New York City Slows to a Crawl as Officials Debate Tax Incentives
Gotham Gazette: 
City Council Examines Low Voter Turnout, Moving Local Elections to Even Years City Council Examines Low Voter Turnout, Moving Local Elections to Even Years