UpdatedMon, Jan 25, 2021 at 3:06 pm ET
Reply
Two candidates for the Upper West Side s City Council District 6 race announced a partnership on Monday that looks to use ranked-choice voting to their advantage. (Photo Credit for Sara Lind picture: Kristen Blush. Photo Credit for Jeffrey Omura: Michael Levy )
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY Two candidates for the Upper West Side s City Council District 6 race announced a partnership on Monday that looks to use ranked-choice voting to their advantage.
Sara Lind and Jeffrey Omura are both running as Democrats for the open seat vacated by the term-limited Council Member Helen Rosenthal.
The two candidates are holding an event on Friday to discuss their Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) partnership as part of their commitment to Common Cause to educate voters, according to a news release.
The five Democratic candidates running for City Council District 6, a seat based on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, appeared Thursday night at a forum hosted by the West Side Democrats. The six Democratic candidates running for Manhattan Borough President in this year’s election also appeared before the club. The primaries will be in June and will feature ranked-choice voting.
Forum participants answered questions focused on a range of issues, including public and private housing, homelesssness, transit, land use and development, small businesses, the city’s Open Streets program, concern over federal aid, and more.
The five candidates for City Council District 6 are Gale Brewer, the term-limited Manhattan Borough President and former City Council District 6 representative seeking to retake that seat; Sara Lind, a member of Community Board 7 and an attorney; Jeffrey Omura, an actor, activist, and labor leader; Zack Weiner, a screenwriter, actor, and film producer; and David Gold,