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SOFT POWER VOTE
LEVEL UP ON VOTING IN NYC
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POLL SITE & EARLY VOTING LOCATOR + SAMPLE BALLOT >> https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/
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Soft Power Vote is an independent initiative. Support what we do by throwin a couple $$ our way!
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2023 NYC CITY-WIDE GENERAL ELECTION
Early Voting
Sat, October 28, 2023 - Sun, November 5, 2023
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Election Day
November 7, 2023
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VOTING ON:
NYC City Council, District Attorney, Judges, Ballot Measures
RANKED CHOICE VOTING WAS FOR THE PRIMARY ONLY
Applies to City Council race ONLY
• Pick your first-choice candidate and completely fill in the oval next to their name under the 1st column.
• If you have a second-choice candidate, fill in the oval next to their name under the 2nd column.
• You can rank up to 5 candidates. You can still choose to vote for only one candidate if you prefer. Ranking other candidates does not harm your first choice.
• Don't rank a candidate more than once
• Don't rank a candidate you don't like
• Do not give multiple candidates the same ranking. If you choose more than one candidate as your first choice, your vote for that ballot item will not be valid.
• Candidates win if they receive more than 50% +1 of first-choice votes. If no candidate receives more than 50% first-choice votes, the next round of RCV comes into play.
More info on RCV!
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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
Races are listed in tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet. Soft Power Vote offers options for EVERY race, but only cadidates with the SPV logo are "endorsements," meaning they hit some/most of the points on our criteria (below) fighting for issues such as decriminalization of sex work, #GreenNewDeal 4 NYC, #PublicPower, Community Land Trusts, Fund NYCHA, Desegregate Our Schools. You know, the good stuff.

Have questions?
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POLL SITE & EARLY VOTING LOCATOR + SAMPLE BALLOT >> https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/
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THE CRITERIA
Essentially this is Soft Power Vote's wishlist. Candidates with a SPV logo touch on met or exceeded the following values, but please note: the voter guide offers the best option for each district.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
#HaltSolitary, #DefundTheNYPD, #CloseRikers, #NoNewJails, #AbolishICE, #SexWorkIsWork
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
#TaxTheRich, #InvestInOurNY, #PublicBanking
EDUCATION
#NewDeal4CUNY, #FREECUNY, #StopTheCuts, #FundOurSchools, Fair Wages for Teachers, No Cops in Schools, No SHSAT, No Gifted and Talented Test, End the Digital Divide, Desegregate Schools
EQUAL RIGHTS
#BLACKLIVESMATTER, Protecting LGTBQIA+, BIPOC, Reproductive rights, Fair and Liveable Wages, Language Justice, Safety for Asylum Seekers and Immigrants, FREE PALESTINE, #ceasefireNOW
GREEN NEW DEAL
#GreenNewDeal4NY, Local Law 97, #BuildPublicRenewables, Climate Justice, Clean Energy, Green Job Development, Zero Carbon Emission Housing/Buildings/Neighborhoods
HOUSING JUSTICE
Fund NYCHA, #GoodCauseEviction, Affordable and/or Guaranteed Housing, No RAD/Pact in NYCHA, Public Trust for Public Housing, Community Opportunity to Purchase Act
LIVEABLE STREETS
#FixTheMTA, Equitable public transit, FREE MTA, Busways, Protected Bike Lanes, Pedestrian Walkways, Connected Open Streets, Raised Crosswalks, Public Space, Trees, Parks, Parklets, #DeCentralPark #NYC25x25
MEDICARE FOR ALL
#NYHealthAct, #PublicOption, #JusticeInMaternity
PEOPLE-POWERED CAMPAIGN
NO: Real Estate $$, Cop $$, Corporate $$
SUPPORTS THE ARTS
Funding For: Artists, Arts Education, Creative Jobs. Did you know the City gives out $55million/yr in grants to art orgs we know and love? A lifeline for some, but could be SO MUCH MORE for the city considered an arts mecca.
VOTER RIGHTS
Formerly Incarcerated Right to Vote, Non-Citizen's Right to Vote in Municipal Elections, Minor’s Right to Registration/Vote, Same Day Voter Registration

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ERIC ADAMS IS NOT OUR MAYOR
The mayor is forcing city agencies to cut their budgets, while not reducing the inflated NYPD budget. SOFT POWER VOTE stands for funding: libraries, schools, community services, homeless services, mental health services, sanitation, parks, NYCHA, art orgs, et al!
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