{"id":12262,"date":"2019-10-22T10:14:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/articles\/democracy-on-the-ballot-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-10-22T10:14:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:14:12","slug":"democracy-on-the-ballot-2019","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/es\/articles\/democracy-on-the-ballot-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy On The Ballot 2019"},"template":"","class_list":["post-12262","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Democracy reform is on the ballot in the 2019 general election in states and cities across the country.","featured_image":null,"article_type":1103,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":8296}"],"related_issues":[132,137,149,169,2066,2082],"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"In just a few days, many voters will decide on innovative and important democracy reform ballot measures in cities and states across the country. The initiatives on the 2019 election ballot follow the 22 pro-democracy ballot measures passed<\/a> in the 2018 elections on the state and local level, including on gerrymandering, campaign finance, ethics, and voting rights.\r\n\r\nHere is a look at the key 2019 democracy reform ballot measures:\r\n\r\n \r\n

New York, New York: Ranked Choice Voting & Government Accountability Reforms<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThis November, voters in New York City \u2013 the country\u2019s largest city \u2013 will decide on adopting a new, innovative way to vote in city elections. Common Cause New York is leading a diverse coalition in the Rank The Vote campaign. The proposal on the ballot (Question 1) will create a ranked choice voting system for Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough Presidents, and City Council in primary and special elections to be implemented by 2021. Under the proposal, instead of voting for just one candidate, voters can rank their top five candidates in their local primary and special elections. If voters still want to vote for just one candidate, they can. To learn more about ranked choice voting and this ballot measure, visit rankthevotenyc.org<\/a>.\r\n\r\nCommon Cause New York is also supporting four other New York City ballot initiatives which will:\r\n