Editorial
You’ve got the time,
now go out and vote!
Saturday marked a watershed moment in the history of New York state elections: For
the fi rst time, registered voters are able to cast their votes more than a week before the
formal Election Day.
The Empire State is fi nally on board with a voter participation program that other
states have embraced for years.
It used to be that New Yorkers who knew they couldn’t get out and vote on Election
Day had to jump through hoops to get absentee ballots in advance. Not anymore.
Now through this Sunday, Nov. 3, any registered New York voter can go to designated
early voting sites and make their choices on both elected offi cials and ballot referendums.
Surely, most of us can fi nd the time between now and 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to head
down to an early polling site and exercise our rights.
It’s no secret how abysmal turnouts have been in recent New York City elections. Just
23 percent of registered voters cast ballots in the 2017 municipal elections, nearly half of
the turnout in the 2016 presidential election.
In the years to come, early voting can only help boost voter participation. It’ll be interesting
to see what impact it will have on the turnout this year, a very quiet one in
New York City politics.
The only main city-wide race is for public advocate, and incumbent Jumaane Williams
— the popular Brooklyn Democrat who won the seat in a February special election
— stands a solid chance of defeating his Republican rival, Staten Island City Councilman
Joe Borelli.
Manhattan has a litany of judge seats on the ballot. Whoever wins these seats will
make decisions from the bench that will have a lasting impact for years to come.
But there are fi ve ballot questions aff ecting the City Charter which every registered
voter should pay attention to, one of which includes another avenue of electoral reform:
ranked voting, in which voters can number their preferences among a group of candidates
running for city offi ces.
Regardless of who is (or who isn’t) on the ballot, it’s important for every registered
New York voter to learn about the choices, and then go to the polls and vote every Election
Day.
With early voting, we have no more excuses for not doing so — but all the time in
the world.
So, vote early! The front page of The Villager on June 1, 1972, featured photos of
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Greenwich Village kids at play. One of the captions read, “If you think
the kids keep busy, imagine how this swing set felt. It never had a rest
with youngsters utilizing the top, the bottom—and the air in between.”
Another caption read, “Over at the P.S. 41 playground, Michelle Patrick
people-watches from her perch far from the madding crowd.”
And the third photo description was, “Holiday weather brought some
curious moods to kids. Above Ericka, 1 ½, engages in some serious babystrolling
at 6th Ave. and 13th St.”
— Gabe Herman
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