Non Partisan Elections in NYC

Now that Prop 14. Open Primaries has past in CA., it is time for Non Partisan Elections to get on the 2010 Ballot in NYC. The Charter Revision Commission must make their decision by Sept. 2 to have time to add it to the ballot for Absentee & Military ballots.

We brought our signs, ideas, and expert witness to the Commission's public meeting June 2 for VOTER PARTICIPATION. Independents have been petitioning students and New Yorkers, in public places, engaging in a dialogue about the disenfranchisement of more than 800,000 New York voters that are kept out of the first and most crucial phase of voting. Independents have obtained signatures of registered independents, but also of registered Democrats and Republicans, in support of placing non-partisan elections on the ballot. This hard work has culminated in over 1,000 signatures by young voters in a letter to the Charter Revision Commission. Another 1,000+ signatures, different from the ones provided to the Commission, were included in a letter to Mayor Bloomberg. The fruits of this labor were manifested by the young people in attendance at the voter participation forum at Lehman College. The engagement of youth in attendance was evident in their testimony.
Now it is time for all New Yorkers' to get involved. Here is a sample of our new petition form to collect more signatures for the Commission.



If you are a concerned New Yorker, call 212-962-1699 to ask to sign or collect more signatures.

Michael H. Drucker
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