April 30, 2025
Our Reform Agenda
Highlights:
From the Archives:
1915
Slate voting reversed; Citizens Union enables voters to choose candidates across parties
2019
New York State passes long-supported CU-backed election reforms, including Early Voting, Automatic Voter Registration, and pre-registration
2019
Ranked Choice Voting passes in a voter referendum
Recent Action on Increase Competition in Politics
Statements
February 7, 2025
Citizens Union and Reinvent Albany Call for a Real Reform in How Special Elections Are Run in New York
December 27, 2023
Citizens Union Applauds Governor Hochul For Vetoing Legislation Weakening the State’s Public Campaign Finance System
December 1, 2020
Citizens Union Calls for Ranked Choice Voting To Go Ahead as Planned in 2021 Elections
Reports
July 18, 2021
Citizens Union Analysis Shows Positive Impact of Ranked Choice Voting in June Election
August 18, 2017
Circumventing Democracy
March 20, 2014
Less Voter Choice And Candidate Competition In NYS Legislative Contests Than NYC Council
November 19, 2012
Citizens Union Report Finds City Council Elections Are More Competitive Than State Races
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