NYC Council Introduction 1515

intro.nyc/1515-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring nonpartisan ranked choice elections for any elective municipal office.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
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Introduced: December 18, 2025

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.