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Early Voting Begins Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in the New York City Primary Election! Register to vote or update your voter registration HERE.
You can vote early beginning tomorrow, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 2! Find your early voting poll site HERE. Contact 311 or 1-866-VOTE-NYC for more information.
Don’t forget to bring your ID, a family member or neighbor, and your list of DC 37-endorsed candidates!
NYC Charter Revision Ballot Measures
For the Nov. 4 General Election, voters will decide on five ballot proposals (Props 2-6) to revise the New York City Charter. A city charter is the foundation of a local government and functions as the municipal equivalent of a constitution, setting out guiding principles for governance and the basic rules for governmental operations. Read on for each proposal and why DC 37 delegates voted to oppose each one.
Proposition 2: Fast-track affordable housing review process
The proposal allows for some publicly funded affordable housing projects to seek zoning relief from the Board of Standards and Appeals instead of going through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) process.
DC 37 opposes. The current process maintains City Council oversight, and City Council hearings allow the general public to have a say in the developments happening in their community.
Proposition 3: Simplify review of smaller housing and infrastructure proposals
This creates a faster review process for smaller housing and infrastructure projects through Community Board and Borough President reviews, with final approval coming from the City Planning Commission — but without City Council input, unless state law requires Council approval.
DC 37 opposes. The current process maintains City Council oversight, and City Council hearings allow the general public to have a say in the developments happening in their community.
Proposition 4: Create an affordable housing appeals board
This proposal will establish a new appeals board (consisting of the mayor, local borough president, and City Council speaker) for cases involving affordable housing and removes the mayor’s current veto power under ULURP. Instead, when two of the three members agree, the appeals board has the power to overturn City Council decisions that reject or change affordable housing projects.
DC 37 opposes. The current process maintains City Council oversight, and City Council hearings allow the general public to have a say in the developments happening in their community.
Proposition 5: Create a centralized digital city map
If passed, this would replace the current paper-based city maps kept separately in each borough with a centralized, digital map managed by the Department of City Planning.
DC 37 opposes. Although digitalizing city maps sounds like a good idea, we don’t know what impact it will have on the city workers who currently create, maintain and update the paper maps.
Proposition 6: Move city elections to presidential years
This proposal moves New York City elections for Mayor, City Council, and other local offices from odd-numbered years to presidential election years — only if the state legislature approves.
DC 37 opposes. Moving city elections leaves too many open questions around associated costs and impacts of a short interim mayoral and City Council term during a presidential election cycle.
NYC Charter Revision Ballot Measures
You can review the full list of citywide endorsements HERE to see which candidates DC 37 is supporting in your neighborhood!
Volunteer on Election Day!
Looking to get involved in the political process? Help us get out the vote for DC 37-endorsed candidates on Tuesday, Nov. 4! You can even bring a friend, family member, or neighbor with you!
Register to volunteer HERE.
2025 Election Schedule
Early voting takes place tomorrow through Sunday, Nov. 2. Poll sites and hours may vary from those on Election Day.
Election Day is on Tuesday, Nov. 4 and polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Find your polling locations HERE or contact 311 or 1-866-VOTE-NYC for more information.
