Elmer H. Blackburne Regular Democratic Club

01/21/2022

Join us this Saturday at 12 for a timely discussion on Bail reform in New York State!

11/23/2021

More NYers will have the ability vote soon. Do you agree or disagree with this move? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/nyregion/noncitizen-voting-rights-nyc.html

11/03/2021

Early results of the five ballot measures are discussed here. Did you support them?

Voters appear to have enshrined environmental rights in the state Constitution. But early results show they may have nixed making it easier to vote and changing the redistricting process. Meanwhile, a measure to expand Civil Court cases seemed headed for an OK.

07/15/2021

Were you able to meet your first choice mayoral pick prior to Prinary Day?

Follow the leading four Democratic mayoral candidates as they vied for votes across the city — and see how their stumping paid off.

03/22/2021

Do you understand Ranked Choice Voting yet? Here's some help:

What if I pick one? What if I skip a slot? Is Ranked Choice Voting "The Hunger Games"? The Civic Newsroom is here to help you understand RCV in New York’s 2021 election.

03/12/2021

https://www.google.com/amp/s/champ.gothamist.com/champ/gothamist/news/city-council-speaker-corey-johnson-officially-jumps-contest-nyc-comptroller-upending-race

Johnson announced his bid for New York City comptroller on Tuesday — he amassed $859,000 while considering a mayoral bid, and now joins the race with the most cash of any candidate.

02/22/2021

https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/new-york-state/could-cuomo-be-impeached.html

Even though Republican lawmakers only hold one-third of the seats in the state Legislature, they’re hoping to oust Gov.

01/05/2021

https://www.thecity.nyc/politics/2020/11/4/21550481/new-yorks-next-big-political-battle-erasing-partisanship-in-drawing-district-lines

Despite strong GOP showings, Democrats are poised to hold on to power in both houses in the state Legislature — without the total control over drawing district lines that once would have come with the territory.

12/19/2020

https://queenseagle.com/all/ballot-and-new-ranked-choice-voting-format-set-in-central-queens-special-election

A Manhattan judge upheld ranked-choice voting in the Feb. 2 contest.

11/19/2020

Should NYPD remain present at polling sites?

A series of recent incidents in Brooklyn has some lawmakers from New York City worried that police are not impartially guarding polling locations – an