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City Comptroller Candidate David Weprin Vows to Cut Out Inefficiencies in Outside Contracting By Faraz Toor New York City PUBLISHED 9:23 PM ET Feb. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:23 PM EST Feb. 09, 2021
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NEW YORK Amid a city budget soaking in red ink, City Comptroller candidate David Weprin vows to save money by targeting the city s outside contracting budget.
Weprin a state Assemblyman for Queens whose district includes Jamaica Hills, Richmond Hill, and parts of Briarwood criticized the size of the city’s outside contracting budget ($17 billion), arguing it’s an unnecessary large chunk of the city’s overall $92 billion budget. He promised that he would cut out inefficiencies to save money if elected.
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Voting ended for New York City’s first ranked choice election Tuesday with one candidate holding such a sizable lead that counting votes beyond the top pick on each ballot may not be necessary.
Democrat James Gennaro reaped more than 3,200 first-place votes out of upwards of 5,500 cast on Tuesday and during nine days of early voting in the crowded special election contest for a southeast Queens City Council seat.
Up to 2,000 absentee ballots had yet to be counted meaning it could still be weeks before an official winner is announced in the snow-snagged eight-candidate race.
But if his margin remains above 50%, Gennaro will automatically win the special election, called to fill a vacancy left by former Councilmember Rory Lancman. In that event, no tally of voters’ ranked choices of up to four additional candidates will take place.
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What’s so special about the special elections for City Council this year? Lots including the advent of ranked choice voting. Early voting is already underway in one race and the others are coming soon.
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Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are gearing up to vote for mayor, city comptroller, public advocate, district attorney, borough president and for their local City Council members.
Most voters in the city will only have to cast a ballot twice this year: during the Democratic or Republican primaries in June and in the general election in November.