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Déjà vu in Council District 31, with an RCV twist


Will the Queens special election be a 2013 replay?
When supporters of ranked-choice voting make their case for why the new voting system is good for Black and Latino New Yorkers, they’ll often point to a specific race: the February 2013 special election in City Council District 31 in Queens. There, a white, Orthodox Jewish candidate named Pesach Osina came within 79 votes – less than 1 percentage point – of winning a Southeast Queens district that – as of the 2010 census – was 68% Black, 16% Hispanic and just 11% white. Besides Osina, the other seven candidates on the ballot, including the winner Donovan Richards, were Black. The numbers showed that the Black vote was split among several candidates, while the parts of the district with a large Orthodox Jewish population voted overwhelmingly for Osina. ....

New York , United States , Brooklyn Heights , Lindsey Boylan , Edwin Raymond , Alvin Bragg , Dianne Morales , Grace Meng , Mark Gjonaj , Kristina Naplatarski , Jumaane Williams , Brian Kavanagh , Ericka Mcleod , Elizabeth Adams , Brian Benjamin , Kel Smith , Donovan Richards , Carlos Menchaca , Christine Quinn , Chris Coffey , Sasha Ahuja , Brad Hoylman , Ken Diamondstone , James Gennaro , Jeff Coltin , Stephen Finley ,

70+ New York City Candidates Oppose Delay to RCV, Push Council on Education


70+ New York City Candidates Oppose Delay to RCV, Push Council on Education
Candidates in the same district, and former EDs of the BLAC, unite
NEW YORK, NY (12/16/2020) (readMedia) Today, over 70 candidates from across the city some running against each other released a statement in support of ranked choice voting (RCV) and opposing any delay. Instead they pushed the NYC Council to do its job and pass intro 1994, a bill that will fully fund voter education on RCV.
The full statement with signers including mayoral candidates Dianne Morales and Carlos Menchaca, former BLA (Black, Latino, Asian) Caucus executive director Corey Ortega, and 70+ others, below: ....

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