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Unite NY Challenges NYC Election Rules | New York City News
A group pushing for open primaries in NYC is suing the city clerk and Board of Elections after their ballot initiative was blocked — despite claiming they gathered enough valid signatures. Unite NY argues the current system sidelines millions of independent voters and wants to replace it with a nonpartisan, ranked-choice preliminary election. Critics say the Board’s partisan makeup skews decisions, and the city cited lack of funding and legal vagueness as reasons to reject the proposal. Now, the group is asking a judge to scrutinize each petition line by line, insisting they followed all…
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