The NYC Democratic Primary Election on June 24th is fast approaching. There are more than 10 candidates running, not counting Eric Adams who earlier this month pulled out of the Democratic primary and declared his intention to run as an Independent in the general election. Under the city’s relatively new system of Ranked Choice Voting, voters can rank up to five candidates on their ballots.
While Andrew Cuomo has a significant advantage in name recognition and current polling over all the other Democratic candidates, Ranked Choice Voting provides an opportunity for a more progressive candidate to prevail.
At next Thursday’s chapter meeting, SURJ NYC will consider a proposal to endorse two mayoral campaigns:
The DREAM for NYC campaign, an educational campaign calling on New Yorkers not to rank Andrew Cuomo on their ballots.
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for mayor.
Join us on Thursday May 8th from 6:30-8:30pm to participate in our consensus decision-making process! SURJ NYC makes big decisions that affect all parts of our chapter via this consensus process. We will discuss the proposal, address clarifying questions, share our individual levels of agreement, and eventually come to consensus on something we can all live with. Your input matters; please join us!
Please read the full proposal document in advance of the meeting.
See you there!
SURJ NYC