Statement
July 3, 2026
Citizens Union Welcomes Open Primary Referendum Through Voter Petition
Expanding Voter ParticipationFair and Open Elections
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
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
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
Statement
October 9, 2024
Citizens Union Responds to Onondaga Supreme Court Ruling Striking Down Law Aligning Local Elections with Even-Numbered Years
For Immediate Release Contact: Lauren Mannerberg, lauren@anatgerstein.com, 929-553-7702 New York, N.Y. (October 9, 2024) – Citizens Union has issued…
Even Year Local ElectionsExpanding Voter Participation
Statement
August 20, 2024
Citizens Union Applauds Court of Appeals Ruling Upholding Early Mail Ballot Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, N.Y. (August 20, 2024) — Citizens Union has released the following statement from Executive Director Betsy Gotbaum…
Expanding Voter Participation
Statement
June 7, 2024
Citizens Union Responds to Senate Passage of Bill to Move Local Elections to Even-Number Years, Excluding New York City
For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Oliver, jake@anatgerstein.com, 347 361 9983 New York, N.Y. (June 7, 2022) – Citizens Union has issued the…
Even Year Local ElectionsExpanding Voter Participation
Statement
June 5, 2024
Advocates respond to last-minute attempts to exclude New York City from even-year election reform
For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Oliver, jake@anatgerstein.com, 347 361 9983 New York, N.Y. (June 4, 2024) – The Asian American Legal Defense and…
Even Year Local ElectionsExpanding Voter Participation
Statement
December 22, 2023
Citizens Union Applauds Governor Hochul For Signing Legislation To Move Local Elections To Even-Numbered Years
For Immediate Release New York, N.Y. (December 22, 2023) – Citizens Union releases the following statement from Executive Director Betsy Gotbaum…
Even Year Local ElectionsExpanding Voter Participation