The Green Party NY candidates Howie Hawkins for Governor and Gloria Mattera for Lt. Governor urged the NYC Charter Commission to include preferential voting – also known as Instant Runoff Voting – for all single member elections. The Greens also urged the Charter Commission to adopt proportional representation for City Council elections. Proposal representation, the [...]
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Green Party’s Hawkins wants a government ‘for the people’
[From: The Legislative Gazette] By Sarah L. Evans Green Party activist Howie Hawkins declared he will be running for governor during a visit to Albany last week. Hawkins so far is the only contender for the Green Party’s nomination. On May 15, during the party’s statewide convention, an official announcement of the party’s ticket will [...]
