Thanks to Nancy Hanks from The Hankster Blog for this post.
NYC Charter Revision Commission held it's first meeting March 18 in Brooklyn at the New York City College of Technology. Chairman Dr. Matthew Goldstein, Chair, is Chancellor of the City University of New York, who set an aggressive timetable to consider changes to the city's charter. Chairman Goldstein suggested making "our civic life more participatory and representative" one of the core values of the commission in considering any changes. NYC Independence Party Organizations spokesperson Cathy Stewart applauded the commission for its rigorous timetable and said the NYCIP will push aggressively for consideration of putting a referendum on nonpartisan elections on the ballot. A number of youth from across the city, organized by All Stars Project Director of Youth Programs Pam Lewis, distributed flyers to attendees asking the commission to hold its first public hearing at Thomas Jefferson High School to demonstrate a commitment to involving young people, 25% of whom are independent and are excluded from voting in primaries in NYC.
NY is a closed state. So the three million independent voters can not vote in the pimaries. In NYC we are trying for the second time getting Non Partisan Municipal Elections on the next ballot as part of the Charter Commision changes. We also will try to make sure Term Limits also makes it on the ballot. Last year the NYC Council extended term limits from two term to three. We think the voters should decide.
Michael H. Drucker
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