The Ballot Questions Nyc Voters Will See In November

Our nonprofit newsroom relies on readers like you to power investigations like these. Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news. Election Day is approaching and New Yorkers won’t simply have a say on who represents them. On the back of each ballot, you will find six questions that could ultimately amend the state’s constitution and revise the city charter, the document that outlines the powers and duties of the municipal... Four questions aim to speed and simplify the lengthy approval processes for affordable housing projects. Another proposal would move all municipal elections to even-numbered years in an effort to increase voter turnout.

State lawmakers are also asking New Yorkers to sign off on an amendment to expand an Olympic sports complex near Lake Placid. While much of the attention in Tuesday’s election was focused on the New York City mayoral contest, voters were also asked to decide half a dozen ballot proposals, including one up for statewide consideration. They voted yes across the board, except for one proposal. Results continue to be tabulated. See where things stand, and what the "yes" votes could mean going forward. The details below were provided by NYCVotes.org , an initiative of the New York City Campaign Finance Board.

Visit their website for more information on -- including arguments for and against -- each proposal. Stream the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 3 Amendment to allow Olympics sports complex in Essex County on state forest preserve land. NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES - JUNE 24: New York City Democrats go to the polls to decide their New York City mayor candidate, on Tuesday, June 24, New York City, United States.

(Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) NEW YORK - New York City voters, be prepared to decide on more than just your next mayor. Here's a breakdown of five new proposals that will be on the ballots come this November. The 2025 New York City Charter Revision Commission, a group tasked with reviewing the New York City Charter, voted to add five proposals to the ballots for the city's upcoming mayoral election. The proposed ballot questions relate to: JUMP TO: Proposal One | Proposal Two | Proposal Three | Proposal Four | Proposal Five

Brian Lehrer: Brian Lehrer on WNYC. Now we'll turn to local election day, particularly what will be on the ballot for New York City voters. We all know what will be at the top of the ballot. Obviously, voters across the country will be choosing between Trump and Harris for president, but I'm sure many of you listening in don't know that there are six ballot proposals to vote on, one... We're going to focus primarily in this conversation, though not solely, on the city ones. It's those five Proposals to change the city's charter, which is like the city's constitution, that are stirring up controversy among city council members and progressive New Yorkers especially.

With me now to cover all the ballot proposals as well, the discourse surrounding them is Sahailie Donaldson, City Hall reporter for the publication City & State. Sahailie, thanks for joining us. Welcome to WNYC. Sahailie Donaldson: Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited to be here. Brian Lehrer: And why don't we start actually with a Proposal that's not gaining the ire of progressives in New York?

Proposition 1 will be of interest to all New Yorkers, whether you live in the city or not, so that's a statewide ballot question. Want to tell our listeners what that is if they haven't started focusing on these yet? Sahailie Donaldson: Yes, absolutely. As you said, of the six Proposals slated to appear on the New York City ballot, Proposition 1 is the only one that didn't originate from the City Charter Revision Commission. Most people have probably heard of the Proposal, have likely heard it described as the state-level Equal Rights Amendment, or even perhaps the Abortion Rights ballot Proposal. In short, it would prohibit discrimination based on someone's ethnicity, nation of origin, age, disability, and sex, as well as provisions covering sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes.

The latter is particularly important. Democrats have framed the Proposal as a way to protect the right to abortion in the state and other reproductive rights, hoping it will drive turnout in the election, but at the same time,... Democrats had hoped that the State Board of Elections would include the word 'abortion' and 'LGBT,' for example, in the actual ballot language to make it very clear on what is being proposed, but... As New Yorkers head to the polls throughout early voting this week and on the Nov. 4 general election, they will once again be asked to vote on six ballot questions. Five of the measures appearing on voters’ ballots were advanced, with public input, by Mayor Eric Adams’ latest Charter Revision Commission.

They relate to changing how the city approves housing developments and when local elections take place. Three of those questions, Proposals 2 through 4, have sparked controversy between the Adams administration and the City Council. The other question comes from the state government and involves allowing an Olympic sports facility on state park land in upstate Essex County. Remember to flip your ballots when you vote; the questions will be on the back side. Here’s what you need to know about each of the questions. NYC voters will see six ballot proposals on the ballot in the general election on November 5th.

You can find the text that will appear on the ballot for each proposal below. To help educate NYC voters before they head to the polls, we will include public comments in support of and in opposition to each proposal in the online Voter Guide, allowing voters to see... Please check back soon! The proposal adds protections to the State Constitution’s Bill of Rights to prohibit discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, origin, age, disability, and sex — including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes. It would also protect New Yorkers who seek access to reproductive healthcare from discrimination on that basis. The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) would have increased authority to keep all city property clean, including parks and highway medians, and to hold street vendors accountable for following rules at those locations.

It would also allow DSNY to regulate how New Yorkers put out their garbage for collection. The City Council provides cost estimates of proposed laws before voting on them. The proposal would give the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget the opportunity to provide its own cost estimates for proposed laws and require the Council to publish their cost estimates before public hearings... This proposal would also require the Council to formally notify the Mayor’s office before holding public hearings or votes on proposed laws. Lastly, this proposal would extend the deadline for certain budget reports in the first year of a new Mayoral administration, and permanently extend the deadline for the Mayor to publish their annual City budget. With a 1.4% vacancy rate, the city is in desperate need of housing, and fast.

A special panel known as the Charter Revision Commission, established by Mayor Eric Adams, believes they have some solutions to the problem. “At the end of the day, New York City is in a dire housing crisis,” Richard Buery, chair of the commission, said. “We’re solving what I think we all agree is the existential challenge that we face in the city, which is that too many people can’t afford to live here.” The five proposals will appear as questions two through five on the November ballot. Voters will see them when they flip over their ballots. Question two would create two new shortened processes for affordable housing: one for publicly financed projects and another for a newly created list of the 12 community districts with the least development.

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