NYC Council · Int 1515-2025 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring nonpartisan ranked choice elections for any elective municipal office.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Dec 18, 2025

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring nonpartisan ranked choice elections for any elective municipal office” Read the full text

Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

What it does

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.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.