"Voters have the opportunity to directly weigh in on ballot measures that were created by an appointed commission to amend the city charter. Last December, Mayor Eric Adams convened the Charter Revision Commission with a mandate to focus on alleviating the housing affordability crisis. Over seven months, the 13-member panel held public hearings to gather feedback from New Yorkers about potential ballot questions."
"City Council leaders have pushed back against the panel, describing it as a power grab by Adams that "would put a wide range of land-use decisions in the hands of mayoral appointees." They claimed that the language of the questions were vague and did not inform voters of the Council's reduced authority over land use decisions for affordable housing projects. The Board of Elections ignored that request and ultimately decided to approve the ballot measures."
Six ballot questions will appear on New York ballots, including four proposals to speed and simplify approval processes for affordable housing projects. One proposal would move all municipal elections to even-numbered years to increase voter turnout. Another would authorize expansion of an Olympic sports complex near Lake Placid. Mayor Eric Adams convened a Charter Revision Commission last December with a mandate to address the housing affordability crisis; the 13-member commission held public hearings over seven months. City Council leaders criticized the commission as a mayoral power grab and sought to block the measures, but the Board of Elections certified and approved the ballot questions. Election Day is Nov. 4; early voting begins Oct. 25.
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