Closing Bell: Vote, Again
The first Democratic primary on September 15 attracted a record-low number of voters—11 percent of registered Democrats—so we won’t hold our breath for a high turnout for tomorrow’s run-off primary for comptroller and public advocate. The comptroller candidates are Queens Councilman John Liu, first place in primary round one, and Brooklyn Councilman David Yassky; for…
The first Democratic primary on September 15 attracted a record-low number of voters—11 percent of registered Democrats—so we won’t hold our breath for a high turnout for tomorrow’s run-off primary for comptroller and public advocate. The comptroller candidates are Queens Councilman John Liu, first place in primary round one, and Brooklyn Councilman David Yassky; for public advocate, you Dems out there can choose between Brooklyn Councilman Bill de Blasio and former advocate Mark Green. You can check the Board of Elections website for polling locations, which will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
A Record-low Primary Turnout [NY Times]
Are Runoffs Superfluous? [NY Times]
New York City Board of Elections [Official site]
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tyburg, you only dream you belong to a good union.
Well, my union told me to vote for Liu. So I had better, so I don’t end up swimming with the fishes.
Brooklyn in love: LOL!
there should be an option for voting against yassky that doesn’t involve voting for someone else.
Pete, agreed!
Liu stood up to our billionaire oligarch mayor and told him to stuff his tolls. There is a lot to be said for that kind of political courage. For me, there is no contest between him and Yassky.
thanks, now I have another reason to vote for Liu.
besides the fact that snake Yassky is pawn of $$$ and was afraid to vote against his boss Bloomberg and Quinn.
It’s a pity they don’t use a preferential voting system, i.e. get people to rank their candidates in order of preference. If no candidate gets the requisite number of votes, take the votes of the least popular candidate and reallocate according to the second preferences of the voters, keep doing this until a candidate gets the requisite number of votes. It’s more expensive to count, but it’s a lot less expensive than running two elections (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferential_voting).
Liu is a Union Pawn. His agenda is all union friendly and focused on supporting and expanding the ranks. Yassky is the lesser of 2 evils – which is always the case in politics.
sorry… I will not be voting again… good luck to whomever