Voting (photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
New York City voters will be using the new ranked-choice voting system for the June party primary elections for Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough President, and City Council. Voters will be able to rank up to five candidates in order of preference, and ranked-choice voting eliminates the runoff elections that used to occur in some cases for citywide offices. Watch the show below from Gotham Gazette and Manhattan Neighborhood Network for what you need to know about ranked-choice voting, featuring Gotham Gazette editor Ben Max, Brigid Bergin of WNYC radio, Jeff Mays of The New >York Times, and Allie Swatek of the Campaign Finance Board, which is tasked with voter education about RCV.
(photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
In this video issue brief, hosts Ben Max and Jarrett Murphy discuss the city elections and policy around aging, older New >Yorkers, and a greying city.
State Senator Kevin Parker (photo: NY Senate)
As part of the "Decision NYC with Ben Max" series of candidate interviews from Manhattan Neighborhood Network and Gotham Gazette, Democratic candidates for New >York City Comptroller talked about their campaigns ahead of the June primary. In this episode, Kevin Parker joined host Ben Max to explain his vision for the role. Watch:
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