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During the years Los Angeles has been fighting in court to defend the quality of its homelessness response, over 10,000 homeless people have died on its streets. latimes.com/california/sto…

Closed partisan primaries have skewed the city’s electoral dynamics. One million registered city voters are not affiliated with any political party, so they cannot participate in the primary process at all. Sometimes, major parties don’t even hold primaries.

Closed primaries dampen voter participation. 62% of voters prefer open primaries over closed ones and say it will boost turnout. When presented with a nonpartisan primary option, 37% support that system.

Where does that leave the chance for political competition? Within the Democratic Party. New York Democrats are not a monolith. The party has many varied voting blocs and voters often have no cues on the ballot to signify which candidate is close to their values.

NYC voters engage in strategic party registration. 23% of registered Democrats report joining the party primarily to participate in primary elections—because that’s the election that matters, not because the party represents their values.

Additional reforms voters support: · Moving local elections to even-numbered years (57%) · Shortening party enrollment deadlines to match Florida's 29-day standard (60%) · Adding endorsement information to ballots (58%)

New Yorkers have an opportunity to make reforms now. The 2025 Charter Revision Commission is evaluating reforms, including nonpartisan primaries and even-year elections. Voters may see charter amendment proposals this November.

As MI’s polling shows, there is broad, cross-party support for reforms that would increase voter participation and electoral competition in NYC. These changes could make city government more representative, more accountable, and more responsive.

For a full analysis of NYC voters’ preferences for electoral reform, check out the full issue brief: manhattan.institute/article/new-yo…

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.City Journal contributors Charles Fain Lehman, Rafael A. Mangual, Tal Fortgang and Carolyn D. Gorman break down results from a new Manhattan Institute poll on New York City’s mayoral race:

Unlike the state, New York City can only extend its local income tax to residents. If its wealthiest current residents establish residency elsewhere, even if they retain property and are frequently in NYC, they go from paying 3.876% on ~all income (including capital gains) to 0%. x.com/jakebackpack/s…

"I want more thriving Black college students. These schools want window dressing," says @JasonRileyWSJ, author of "The Affirmative Action Myth." "They want a color-coded campus that is racially balanced for... their aesthetic sensibilities."

Next time you hear a New Yorker complain about the SALT cap, send them this Citizens Budget Commission analysis of state spending: cbcny.org/research/five-…

Or this analysis by (ahem) another guy. substack.com/@ejmcmahon/not…

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