FLIP YOUR BALLOT TO VOTE YES OR NO ON THE 4 BALLOT PROPOSED QUESTIONS
YOUR VOTE WILL HELP CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE NEW YORK CITY.
The November 2022 election is your chance to consider proposed changes to the New York City Charter—our city's constitution. How? There are three questions from the Racial Justice Commission on the back of your ballot that you can vote yes or no on. To learn more, click here.
Ballot Proposal 1
Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022
The 2022 Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Bond Act is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the state to invest in Adirondack water, wildlife and wildlands and create quality jobs that will support local communities and protect public health. This Bond Act is a way to help pay for many environmental programs that will benefit both our natural and human communities in the Adirondack Park and around the state. The Bond Act will be on the statewide ballot on November 8, 2022. To learn more, click here.
Ballot Proposal 2
Add a Statement of Values to Guide Government
This proposal would amend the New York City Charter to: Add a preamble, which would be an introductory statement of values and vision aspiring toward “a just and equitable city for all” New Yorkers; and Include in the preamble a statement that the City must strive to remedy “past and continuing harms and to reconstruct, revise, and reimagine our foundations, structures, institutions, and laws to promote justice and equity for all New Yorkers.” The preamble is intended to guide City government in fulfilling its duties. Learn more here. Shall this proposal be adopted?
Ballot Proposal 3
Establish a Racial Equity Office, Plan, and Commission
This proposal would amend the City Charter to: Require citywide and agency-specific Racial Equity Plans every two years. The plans would include intended strategies and goals to improve racial equity and reduce or eliminate racial disparities; Establish an Office of Racial Equity, and appoint a Chief Equity Officer to advance racial equity and coordinate the City’s racial equity planning process. The Office would support City agencies in improving access to City services and programs for those people and communities who have been negatively affected by previous policies or actions, collect and report data related to equity; and Establish a Commission on Racial Equity, appointed by City elected officials. In making appointments to this Commission, elected officials would be required to consider appointees who are representative of or have experience advocating for a diverse range of communities. The Commission would identify and propose priorities to inform the racial equity planning process and review agency and citywide Racial Equity Plans. Shall this proposal be adopted?
Ballot Proposal 4
Measure the True Cost of Living
This proposal would amend the City Charter to: Require the City to create a “true cost of living” measure to track the actual cost in New York City of meeting essential needs, including housing, food, childcare, transportation, and other necessary costs, and without considering public, private, or informal assistance, in order to inform programmatic and policy decisions; and Require the City government to report annually on the “true cost of living” measure. Shall this proposal be adopted?
This year, you have multiple options for casting your vote:
Vote by mail via absentee ballot
Vote Early: October 29 - November 6, 2022
Vote in person on Election Day, November 8
If you're planning on voting in person, make sure you have a plan to vote either on Election Day or during Early Voting — including thinking through where your polling location is, how you're planning on getting there, and who you might want to vote for. To get you vote ready, below are additional resources:
Meet the Candidates: Click here to enter your address to find the candidates on your ballot for the general election this November.
Polling Sites: Click here to find your polling location for both early voting and Election Day.
Registration Status: Click here to confirm your voter registration status.
The election outcome significantly impacts the lives of LGBTQ+ immigrants in our state and city, affecting everything from sentencing in court cases (based on the judges we elect) to voting access (based on the fate of important ballot proposals).
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