Statement
December 31, 2025
Mayor Adams Proposed Final-Day Charter Commission Lacks Mandate, Credibility, and Makes Mockery of City’s Charter Revision Process
Charter Revision
Statement
December 6, 2025
Gov. Hochul’s Veto of Mayoral Referendum Bumping Bill: A Missed Opportunity to Stop Ballot Gamesmanship
Charter RevisionChecks and Balances
Statement
November 18, 2025
Statement on Council’s Charter Commission Upcoming Vote on Ethics and Accountability Reforms
Charter RevisionMayoral RemovalPublic Ethics
Statement
November 4, 2025
Statement on the Defeat of Proposal 6: Moving City Elections to Presidential Election Years
Charter RevisionEven Year Local ElectionsExpanding Voter Participation
Statement
July 16, 2025
Citizens Union Statement on Charter Revision Commission’s Decision to Exclude Open Primaries from 2025 Ballot Proposals
Charter RevisionOpen Primaries
Statement
July 1, 2025
Citizens Union Applauds Charter Revision Commission for Advancing Even Year Election Ballot Question; Urges it to Endorse Open Primary Reform as Well
Charter RevisionEven Year Local Elections
Statement
June 6, 2025
Citizens Union Applauds the Charter Commission for Embracing Key Accountability Reforms in New Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lauren Mannerberg, lauren@anatgerstein.com, 929-553-7702 Citizens Union's proposals to create a system to remove a…
Charter RevisionHonest and Accountable GovernmentMayoral RemovalPolice AccountabilityPublic Ethics
Statement
April 30, 2025
Citizens Union Applauds Charter Revision Commission for Advancing Open Primaries and Even Year Elections
For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Oliver, jake@anatgerstein.com, 347 361 9983 Report Issued Today is an Endorsement of Major Reforms To Increase…
Charter RevisionCompetitive Electoral PoliticsEven Year Local ElectionsExpanding Voter ParticipationHonest and Accountable GovernmentOpen Primaries
Statement
March 12, 2025
Citizens Union Applauds Passage of City Council Resolution Urging State to Reform Charter Revision Process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Read our memo with Reinvent Albany, League of Women Voters of the City of New York, and New York Civil Liberties Union in…
Charter RevisionHonest and Accountable Government
Statement
December 13, 2024
Statement from Citizens Union on Mayor Adams’ Announcement of a New Charter Revision Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, N.Y. (December 12, 2024) — Citizens Union has issued the following statement from Executive Director Betsy Gotbaum…
Charter RevisionChecks and BalancesHonest and Accountable Government