What to know about this year’s general election
AP PHOTO/ALEXANDER F. YUAN, FILE
Voters fill out their forms as they prepare to
vote at a polling station in Brooklyn.
Voters will be heading to the polls on Tuesday,
Nov. 5. Don’t be surprised when you get to
your polling machine — here’s all you need to
know before you go:
When and where to vote:
Vote from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. If you want to get it out of
the way, early voting is in place this year now through
Nov. 3. Hours vary and can be found on vote.nyc. Find
your local polling station at nyc.pollsitelocator.com.
The Races
Democratic Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams
(who won a special election against 16 other candidates
in February), will be running against Republican
City Councilman Joseph C. Borelli, and Libertarian
Devin Balkind for public advocate.
Democratic judges Martin Shulman, Shawn T. Kelly
(incumbent), and Jennifer Schecter will be up for Supreme
Court Justice for the 1st Judicial District (three
seats); Democratic Judges Ashlee Crawford and Robert
Rosenthal are after two seats on Judge of the Civil
Court (County); Democratic Judge Anna Lewis is the
only candidate up for Judge of the Civil Court (3rd
Municipal Court District); Democratic Judge E. Grace
Park is up for Judge of the Civil Court (4th Municipal
Court District); and Democratic Judge Erik L. Gray is
up for Judge of the Civil Court (9th Municipal Court
District).
The Proposals:
Question 1 (Elections) includes a proposal to establish
ranked-choice voting for primary and special elections
in the city.
Question 2 contains fi ve proposals concerning the
city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), including
proposals to provide for a minimum budget
for the CCRB based on the number of NYPD offi cers,
allow the Public Advocate to appoint one CCRB member,
and authorize the city council to appoint members
without confi rmation from the mayor.
Question 4 includes a provision to set minimum
public advocate and borough president budgets.
For full proposals and more information, visit ballotpedia.
org
10 October 31, 2019 Schneps Media
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