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Voting starts next Saturday, October 26
Just an overview, for easy access.
Early Voting starts Saturday, October 26, and runs through November 3. Hours are below.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 5. Polls are open from 6a to 9p.
Find your polling site for both early voting and Election Day here.
Saturday, October 26 | 8AM to 5PM
Sunday, October 27 | 8AM to 5PM
Monday, October 28 | 8AM to 8PM
Tuesday, October 29 | 8AM to 8PM
Wednesday, October 30 | 8AM to 8PM
Thursday, October 31 | 8AM to 8PM
Friday, November 1 | 8AM to 8PM
Saturday, November 2 | 8AM to 5PM
Sunday, November 3 | 8AM to 5PM
In addition to president, we are also voting for state Assembly and Senate seats (Deborah Glick and Brian Kavanagh, respectively, with no challengers); our congressional seat (Dan Goldman with two challengers, Paul Joseph Briscoe and Alexander Dodenhoff); and one of our US Senate seats (Kristen Gillibrand with challengers Michael Sapraicone and Diane Sare).
And there are six ballot proposals, with links to folks who know more than I:
A GUIDE ON ALL SIX from The City
Ballot Proposal 1: Adds Certain Protections to the State Bill of Rights
THE FIGHT OVER PROP 1 from the New York Times
The proposal adds protections to the State Constitution’s Bill of Rights to prohibit discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, origin, age, disability, and sex — including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes. It would also protect New Yorkers who seek access to reproductive healthcare from discrimination on that basis.
Ballot Proposal 2: Cleaning Public Property
VOTE NO FROM THE NYCLU
The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) would have increased authority to keep all city property clean, including parks and highway medians, and to hold street vendors accountable for following rules at those locations. It would also allow DSNY to regulate how New Yorkers put out their garbage for collection.
Ballot Proposal 3: Additional Estimates of the Cost of Proposed Laws and Updates to Budget Deadlines
The City Council provides cost estimates of proposed laws before voting on them. The proposal would give the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget the opportunity to provide its own cost estimates for proposed laws and require the Council to publish their cost estimates before public hearings on proposed laws. This proposal would also require the Council to formally notify the Mayor’s office before holding public hearings or votes on proposed laws. Lastly, this proposal would extend the deadline for certain budget reports in the first year of a new Mayoral administration, and permanently extend the deadline for the Mayor to publish their annual City budget.
Ballot Proposal 4: More Notice and Time Before Votes on Public Safety Legislation
The Council must give 30 days notice before voting on public safety laws that impact the Police Department, Department of Correction, or the Fire Department. During this time, the Mayor and affected City agencies may also hold public hearings to hear additional public input.
Ballot Proposal 5: Capital Planning
The City must assess the cost of maintaining city facilities, infrastructure, and investments and publish these assessments in capital planning reports.
Ballot Proposal 6: Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBES), Film Permits, and Archive Review Boards
The proposal would create a new role to support MWBEs, allow the Mayor to designate which agency issues film permits, and merge two boards that manage city records into one.
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There should also be a couple of propositions on the back of the ballot as well.
Please vote YES to Prop 1.
Yes to Prop 1, no to the others. You just can’t trust Eric Adams.
Prop 1 could easily be interpreted by a liberal judge to allow illegal… oops, undocumented immigrants to register to vote. There are already plenty of laws on the books protecting the right to choose and other civil rights without adding Prop 1. I’m voting “no”.
voting NO to Prop 1. they snuck that one in. READ READ READ BEFORE YOU VOTE.
Absolutely! Prop 1 – Vote NO. Would open up non citizens to voting rights.
I would have no problem if non-citizen taxpayers were able to vote in some municipal and local elections. (Note that I said non-citizen taxpayers, not undocumented immigrants.)
That said, I’m reading it and voting for what it says explicitly, and not some trojan-horse outcome. Here’s the text: “This proposal would protect against unequal treatment based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, and sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy. It also protects against unequal treatment based on reproductive healthcare and autonomy.”
Another reason to vote for this, beyond repro rights, is protecting rights for trans people in our community. Equal rights for all.
The right to choose and prohibition of discrimination far outweigh a “what if” or “maybe, might be interpreted as,” “somewhere down the line” fearmongering.
I’m pretty sure NO ONE wants illegal immigrants to vote Using the flawed “what if” logic, these fictional liberal judges we are told to be afraid of, might even use Prop 1 to allow space aliens to vote!
Where does Prop 1 say anything about voting rights, for non-citizens or anyone else? Who came up with this talking point?
Yes on Prop 1 (abortion rights) and No on 2-6 (hence the “Nix on 2-6!” Phrase) The wording is confusing (by design) but see the video from @tiffany_caban to understand why it’s just a power grab from Eric Adams. Educate yourself. Those above who say no on 1 re non citizens are right-wing lies.
Abortion is already protected in NY State.
Proposition 1 seems to be something else. Do not understand why it is referred to as abortion protection?
If you’d like to read the reasons for opposition to Prop 1, please see here: https://x.com/cmvpaladino/status/1848496683916632328?s=46&t=0sMsKkaPdM2pihYwMYz-qA.
Gross anti-trans propaganda, but unsurprising given the messenger.
Mia: Prop 1 enshrines reproductive rights in the NY Constitution, which is much more difficult to amend than a statute. The legislature could pass legislation in the future to change existing law so as to restrict reproductive rights. So having this in the Constitution is more protective. This nonsense about Prop 1 allowing immigrants to vote is just that — nonsense
If you come to this country and are given the Constitutional right to vote for whoever you want to, you should respect this country and learn English so that you can read Vote Gere. It’s insulting to have it in different languages.
We do not have an official language in the United States.
(Also, whomever.)
Obviously, I meant vote here.
This article has a good explanation of Prop 1, including the hard right’s effort to stir up its followers to vote by promoting far-fetched theories about its reach, including giving voting rights to non-citizens. https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/10/17/era-ballot-question-proposal-1-vote-november/
Different things can be true at the same time.
Not happy with the current mayor on multiple levels.
Not happy with trash all over, folks feeling entitled to “vend” anywhere and whenever (like Canal Street) so I am OK with Prop 2.
If you go out to Queens or the Bronx you’d be shocked at the massive “vendor” encampments. BTW most of the small stores there are run by immigrants – and stores are suffering from street “vendors”.
Lastly might folks feel differently if the “vendors” were selling MAGA stuff?