By Suzanne Chronowitz
This November, NYC voters will be presented with six ballot questions. The first one is a statewide proposal, proposition #1, please refer to our article “Vote NO on Prop 1” for more information. We are encouraging everyone to vote no on Prop #1.
The other five ballot questions #2 through #6 are proposals to amend our NYC charter. Below is a summary of the questions. Voters will be asked to vote yes or no on the following:
Kamala Harris is the first female Vice President of the United States which makes her the second most powerful person in the United States. Being the candidate for USA President certainly attracts significant attention not only in alleys of Washington DC but in all power capitals of the world. The idea that Kamala becomes a “Hyped Cliché” could reflect feelings about how she’s portrayed herself in the media or how she is perceived in political discourse. However, her current role and policies have left the American economy and its people highly disgruntled, leading to more criticism than praise. The passing of the baton from President Biden to Vice President Harris at the 2024 Democratic National Convention is not a historic moment but a very trifling event in American history as it carries important implications for US democracy and questions its existential legitimacy.
New York’s Proposal 1, the so-called “Equal Rights” amendment to the state Constitution, which is on the ballot in November, will not advance equal rights. It will instead wreak further havoc on voting integrity; undermine parental rights; attack religious freedom; and enshrine unrestricted abortion, up to the moment of birth, into the New York State Constitution.
By prohibiting “discrimination” based on “national origin,” this proposal could be used to:
IMPORTANT VOTER INFORMATION: BOARD OF ELECTION (BOE) DATES & INFO FOR THE ELECTION: VOTE.NYC
Election Day is Nov 5th
Early Voting is Oct 26 – Nov 3
Absentee ballot applications: Last day is Oct 26 (received by BOE) to submit application, if you can’t make it in person to poll site.
Register to vote: Submit voter registration. Last day Oct 26 for General Election (received by BOE).
Change party registration: Submit voter registration, party box checked. Anytime until Feb 14. Effective immediately.
Change address: Submit voter registration. Last day is Oct 21 for General Election (received by BOE).
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