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NYC, Defend Democracy:

Flip Your Ballot & Vote NO on Props 2-6!

New Yorkers from every background and borough are joining together to defend democracy at the ballot this November.  Separation of powers and checks-and-balances are essential for a functional city government and for democracy.

Proposals 2-6 on the November 2024 ballot are a dangerous power grab by Mayor Adams.

Proposals 2-6 on the November 2024 ballot are a dangerous power grab by Mayor Adams.

They’re the result of a last-minute, anti-democratic charter revision process - and will take power away from everyday New Yorkers while giving more unchecked power to mayors – so that current and future mayors can more easily block legislation and initiatives that they don’t like, even if it helps New Yorkers.

Props 2-6 will: 
Weaken our city’s system of checks and balances
Give more unchecked power to Mayor Adams & future mayors
Make it much harder to pass legislation that benefits New Yorkers (e.g. childcare and housing vouchers) 
Decrease the already limited ways to hold police and corrections officers accountable
For more information, read our Vote NO on Props 2-6 backgrounder.
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This power grab is dangerous for New Yorkers and dangerous for democracy. All five proposals should be opposed. If approved by voters in November, changes to the charter can last for generations.

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One of the most important ways you can defend democracy and protect all New Yorkers is by Voting No on Props 2-6 (all five charter proposals on the November ballot).

New Yorkers know a sneaky power grab when they see one. Take the pledge to defend democracy and vote no on Props 2-6.

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More about props 2-6

The charter is NYC’s governing document, akin to our city’s constitution. Mayor Adams announced his charter revision commission the night before the City Council introduced legislation that would have been put to voters in November for approval. It’s widely understood that the mayor created his last-minute charter commission to knock the Council’s legislation off the November 2024 ballot.

The overall charter revision process was a sham:

Mayor Adams appointed a commission of his closest supporters and donors, including some with pending business before the city, to oversee the charter revision process. The time from the first hearing to the final vote on ballot items took place over just 7 weeks, with little public promotion and while most New Yorkers weren’t paying attention. The commission held only five public input sessions in the span of two weeks where only a handful of commissioners attended and rooms were totally empty before releasing preliminary recommendations. The final report was released just days before the commission vote, and then amended within hours before the vote – commission members didn’t even know last-minute changes had been made until they were informed at the vote meeting. The commission rubber-stamped all five questions to be placed on the November ballot.

It’s unacceptable that changes to NYC’s foundational governing document are being proposed after such a rushed, illegitimate and anti-democratic process. To allow any of these ballot initiatives to be enacted sets a dangerous precedent that will incentivize this mayor–and future mayors– to consolidate more and more unchecked power, shred checks-and-balances and make city government less responsive to the needs of New Yorkers.

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The proposed charter amendments hurt basic democratic processes in New York City, and blatantly disregard the safety and rights of Black, Latinx, immigrant and all New Yorkers.  Mayor Adams is trying to sneak legislation past voters to give him and his interests (like the NYPD and the Department of Corrections) even more power than they already have and undercut the ability of the City Council to have oversight of them, which is bad for democracy and bad for New Yorkers.

Transparency, oversight and checks and balances are essential for a functional city government. We must preserve these and ensure that elected officials operate with integrity and with respect for the rule of law. Attempted power grabs like this risk weakening local democracy at a time where we need to increase democracy and democratic participation at all levels of local, state and federal government.

NYC, Defend Democracy: Flip Your Ballot & Vote NO on Props 2-6!

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No Power Grab NYC: Fighting for a Better New York

No Power Grab NYC is a coalition of New Yorkers, organizations and elected officials from across New York City, who are joining together to call on New Yorkers to defend democracy and vote NO on Props 2-6.

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