#new-york-city-elections

#new-york-city-elections

Ballot Question 6 asks voters to consider moving the primary and general elections to coincide with presidential elections. Traditionally, in New York City, elections for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, borough presidents and City Council offices fall the year after a presidential election. The question is worded as follows: Move the City's primary and general election dates so that City elections are held in the same year as Federal Presidential elections, when permitted by state law.

New Yorkers flooded the polls on Saturday, turning out in record numbers for the first day of early voting. According to figures from the city's Board of Elections, participation citywide more than quadrupled compared with 2021, and more than doubled the turnout on the first day of the June primaries. Manhattan led the surge with 24,046 voters casting ballots on Oct. 25, up from 4,563 on the first day of early voting in 2021 and more than double the 10,003 recorded during the primary.

Brad Lander felt better than any third place candidate in history due to his solidarity with rival Zohran Mamdani, rejecting fear and division in politics.

Public education is under attack from Trump's authoritarianism on the outside and an affordability crisis from the inside. The need for a true fighter for New York City teachers and students has never been higher.