NYC Council Introduction 314

intro.nyc/0314-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Requiring nonpartisan ranked choice elections for any elective municipal office.
Status: Committee Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Sponsored by Frank Morano
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would remove all partisan elections for city elected offices. Similar to how special elections for city elected offices are currently conducted, all elections for city office would be by a non-partisan general election. Petitioning to become candidates for any city elected office would follow the independent nominating petition process. All elections for city offices would be conducted using ranked choice voting.