Report
February 3, 2026
Happy Special Election Day! The Winner Was Decided for You
Competitive Electoral PoliticsExpanding Voter Participation
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
Press Release, Report
September 24, 2025
Even-Year Elections Drive Dramatically Higher Turnout for Races All the Way Down the Ballot, New Report from Citizens Union Finds
Even Year Local ElectionsExpanding Voter Participation
Report
June 10, 2025
Citizens Union Announces Broad Candidate Support For Moving New York City Elections To Even-Numbered Years
87% of City Council Candidates Surveyed Support the Proposal Designed to Boost Voter Turnout, Along With 7 Out of 8 Mayoral Candidates and All…
Charter RevisionEven Year Local ElectionsExpanding Voter ParticipationHonest and Accountable Government
Bill Memo
May 9, 2025
Memo of support for S1356A (Skoufis)/A3649B (Taylor), requiring New York join multistate voter list maintenance organizations
Board of Elections ReformExpanding Voter Participation
Statement
May 8, 2025
Citizens Union Celebrates Unanimous State Appellate Court Ruling Affirming Law Consolidating Local Elections with Even-Numbered Years
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Max Schulman, 347-861-4167 New York, N.Y. (May 8, 2025) – Citizens Union has issued the following statement from…
Even Year Local ElectionsExpanding Voter Participation
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
Testimony
April 10, 2025
Testimony before the 2025 Charter Revision Commission – Government Reform April Hearing

Charter RevisionChecks and BalancesEven Year Local ElectionsExpanding Voter ParticipationHonest and Accountable GovernmentMayoral Removal
Bill Memo
February 25, 2025
Memo of Support, S2543 (Myrie), provides for statewide voter guides
 
Expanding Voter ParticipationFair and Open Elections
Statement
February 7, 2025
Citizens Union and Reinvent Albany Call for a Real Reform in How Special Elections Are Run in New York
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE To read the letter, click here New York, NY (February 7, 2025) Today, Citizens Union and Reinvent Albany sent a letter to…
Competitive Electoral PoliticsExpanding Voter Participation