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Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
How does ranked choice voting work?
NEW YORK (PIX11) – In primary elections, New York City voters can rank their top five choices for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough president and City Council, rather than selecting a single candidate. It's a system called ranked-choice voting, which was added to the City Charter back in 2019, according to the Board of Elections. Here's what you need to know about ranked choice voting and how it works: More News: NY Elections Primary ballots will include a chart with a row of candidate names and numbered columns. You will fill in the No. 1 oval next to your favorite candidate, followed by your next favorite candidates in order. You can rank as many as five candidates, or as few as you want. You cannot rank a singular candidate multiple times or give several candidates the same ranking, according to NYC Votes. The Board of Elections starts by counting first-choice candidates, and if a candidate has over 50% of those votes, they automatically get the nomination. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the first-choice votes, then the Board of Elections keeps counting. Voting continues in rounds and candidates are eliminated one by one. If your first pick is eliminated, then that vote is counted for your second choice, and so on. To see a simulation of how ranked choice votes are counted, click here. The Board of Elections expects unofficial election results at the time when the polls close on Election Day. Election results won't be certified until all ballots are counted, according to officials. Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Post
3 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Campaign Finance Board's voter-guide fiasco errors are no laughing matter
A near-$7 million bungle by the city Campaign Finance Board is fresh sign that an outfit with huge power over city elections is in dire need of overhaul — if not elimination. The CFB's voter-outreach arm, NYC Votes, last month spent $6.85 million of taxpayer money mailing 3.5 million 'voter information' guides that were riddled with huge errors, from listing Mayor Eric Adams and four other non-candidates as on the ballot in the Democratic primary to falsely 'informing' the public about a Republican primary that doesn't exist. It also left out two entire City Council races. 'It's an interesting error from a system that demands absolute perfection from candidates, where a one letter typo can cost a campaign tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees or even removal from the ballot entirely,' fumed Corinne Fisher to PoliticoNY; she's one of the candidates the guide falsely lists as on the ballot. NYC Votes also managed to advertise the wrong date for the primary during at least four games at CitiField, Gothamist discovered. Maybe they think Mets fans shouldn't vote? Or maybe the CFB should adopt a slogan from Casey Stengel's verdict on the Amazins: 'Can't anybody here play this game?' The board says it'll mail out new guides with the correct info to all 3 million potential Democratic primary voters; we guess it won't worry about Republicans who rely on its bad info and head to the polls for a fictional race. All this would be easier to laugh at if the Campaign Finance Board didn't have such vast and unaccountable power over city campaigns. On Friday, it airily slammed the Andrew Cuomo campaign with a $675,000 penalty because it disapproves of the Cuomo website, following a $622,000 fine two weeks before over the same issue — namely, how an independent pro-Cuomo superPAC can use the site to figure out his chief issues. And of course the board has summarily refused to allow the mayor any matching funds at all, crippling his re-election campaign over federal charges that have now been permanently deep-sixed. Reminder: Back 2013, the CFB all but anointed Bill de Blasio the next mayor by denying funds to his most-similar competitor, John Liu. And in 2001, it imperiously declared that there would be no additional campaigning in the primary elections after they had to be rescheduled when the planes hit the towers on the original Primary Day — a completely arbitrary decision that was conceivably key to Mike Bloomberg's victory that November. If you're keeping score, that's two mayors out of the last three who arguably won thanks to this elected board whose decisions can at best be contested in court cases that won't be settled until long after any given Election Day — and it has already played a huge role in this year's contest, too. Yet it can't even produce a reliable voters' guide: Surely, the Charter Reform Commission should be at least looking at some proposal to oversee or eliminate the CFB and the entire corrupt 'public campaign finance' system? For the record: Primary Day is June 24, even for Mets fans.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New York City Campaign Finance Board sent 3.5M voter information guides with error
NEW YORK — The New York City Campaign Finance Board sent out over 3.5 million voter guides that incorrectly stated — twice — Mayor Eric Adams would appear on the Democratic primary ballot next month. He is actually skipping his party's primary to run in November as an independent. The '2025 Primary Election Voter Guide' was mailed to 3,523,795 voters in the city starting May 19, about a month before the June 24 primary, according to Campaign Finance Board spokesperson Amy Lebowitz. The packets were printed in 14 different languages with 96 editions, and each voter guide contained the errors. 'Our priority at the Campaign Finance Board and NYC Votes is to provide trustworthy information that empowers New Yorkers to make their voices heard at the ballot box,' Lebowitz said in a statement. 'In the business of voter education, every error is serious, and we take Voter Guide errors very seriously. NYC Votes will work overtime until Election Day to get accurate information to voters across the five boroughs.' The board also told POLITICO it will be fast-tracking additional mailers to all registered Democrats in the city with a corrected list of mayoral primary candidates. It did not provide a cost for the corrective measure. In the voter guide's section of Democratic mayoral candidates, Eric Adams is listed second, along with 15 others. It also puts the partisan affiliation under Adams' name in his candidate profile. Adamsannounced in April he'd run for reelection as an independent, and his campaign later confirmed it is gathering signatures to appear on two new ballot lines: 'EndAntiSemitism' and 'Safe&Affordable.' 'Mayor Eric Adams is a Democrat, but he's running this cycle as an independent to bring together a broader coalition of voters,' Todd Shapiro, a spokesperson for the Adams campaign, said in a statement. The mayor's decision followed his apparent realization that his path in a Democratic primary would be particularly difficult, given his affiliation with President Donald Trump. The Republican White House successfully urged a federal judge to drop corruption charges against the mayor, in what a now-resigned prosecutor alleged was a quid pro quo. Adams denies that charge, but seemed to nevertheless realize that the case hurt him with Democrats — as polling has consistently shown. Shapiro also took issue with the voter guide putting a check mark next to Adams' name. The symbol is meant to indicate to voters 'a candidate is participating in NYC's matching funds program, which helps candidates rely on New York City residents — not special interests — to fund their campaigns," per the guide. Adams is suing the board for denying him $3.4 million in matching funds, POLITICO reported. 'The Campaign Finance Board's voter guide is incorrect — he is not receiving matching funds,' Shapiro said. "The CFB's rules unfairly penalize candidates who choose to run outside party lines. We're challenging this to ensure the system supports participation, not restricts it.' The board — responsible for creating, printing and mailing the packets — ruled Adams was not eligible to receive matching funds in December, following the federal indictment that alleged he engaged in a straw donor scheme and abused the program. The voter guide also put check marks next to other candidates who have attempted to earn public matching funds, but have not received them.
Politico
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Politico
New York City Campaign Finance Board sent 3.5M voter information guides with error
NEW YORK — The New York City Campaign Finance Board sent out over 3.5 million voter guides that incorrectly stated — twice — Mayor Eric Adams would appear on the Democratic primary ballot next month. He is actually skipping his party's primary to run in November as an independent. The '2025 Primary Election Voter Guide' was mailed to 3,523,795 voters in the city starting May 19, about a month before the June 24 primary, according to Campaign Finance Board spokesperson Amy Lebowitz. The packets were printed in 14 different languages with 96 editions, and each voter guide contained the errors. 'Our priority at the Campaign Finance Board and NYC Votes is to provide trustworthy information that empowers New Yorkers to make their voices heard at the ballot box,' Lebowitz said in a statement. 'In the business of voter education, every error is serious, and we take Voter Guide errors very seriously. NYC Votes will work overtime until Election Day to get accurate information to voters across the five boroughs.' The board also told POLITICO it will be fast-tracking additional mailers to all registered Democrats in the city with a corrected list of mayoral primary candidates. It did not provide a cost for the corrective measure. In the voter guide's section of Democratic mayoral candidates, Eric Adams is listed second, along with 15 others. It also puts the partisan affiliation under Adams' name in his candidate profile. Adams announced in April he'd run for reelection as an independent, and his campaign later confirmed it is gathering signatures to appear on two new ballot lines: 'EndAntiSemitism' and 'Safe&Affordable.' 'Mayor Eric Adams is a Democrat, but he's running this cycle as an independent to bring together a broader coalition of voters,' Todd Shapiro, a spokesperson for the Adams campaign, said in a statement. The mayor's decision followed his apparent realization that his path in a Democratic primary would be particularly difficult, given his affiliation with President Donald Trump. The Republican White House successfully urged a federal judge to drop corruption charges against the mayor, in what a now-resigned prosecutor alleged was a quid pro quo. Adams denies that charge, but seemed to nevertheless realize that the case hurt him with Democrats — as polling has consistently shown. Shapiro also took issue with the voter guide putting a check mark next to Adams' name. The symbol is meant to indicate to voters 'a candidate is participating in NYC's matching funds program, which helps candidates rely on New York City residents — not special interests — to fund their campaigns,' per the guide. Adams is suing the board for denying him $3.4 million in matching funds, POLITICO reported. 'The Campaign Finance Board's voter guide is incorrect — he is not receiving matching funds,' Shapiro said. 'The CFB's rules unfairly penalize candidates who choose to run outside party lines. We're challenging this to ensure the system supports participation, not restricts it.' The board — responsible for creating, printing and mailing the packets — ruled Adams was not eligible to receive matching funds in December, following the federal indictment that alleged he engaged in a straw donor scheme and abused the program. The voter guide also put check marks next to other candidates who have attempted to earn public matching funds, but have not received them.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
PIX11 selected as NYC debate sponsor for first time
NEW YORK (PIX11) – For the first time, PIX11 has been chosen by the New York City Campaign Finance Board to be a debate sponsor this year. PIX11 has been granted the opportunity to host seven debates for the 2025 citywide elections. More Local News Depending on candidates qualifying, PIX11 is set to broadcast an entire week of debates in early June for mayor, public advocate and comptroller, as well as two general election debates in October for public advocate and comptroller. Find the full list of PIX11 debates with dates and times below. The co-sponsors of the debates are 1010 WINS, El Diario, and Schneps Media. The New York City Campaign Finance Board, which administers the city's public matching funds program, is an independent city agency that seeks to ensure fair local elections. The Campaign Finance Board's NYC Votes initiative aims to boost participation among voters and candidates. The primary election in New York City will be held on June 24. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
