In November’s General Election, New Yorkers will be able to vote on whether to apply advice-and-consent.
A person casts their vote, with a dog sitting beside them, at the Bernie Wohl Center on the Upper West Side on June 25, 2024.In November’s General Election, New Yorkers will be able to vote on whether to apply advice-and-consent, a well-established democratic process used by many of the nation’s city and state governments, to 20 additional city agency commissioners.
Since the founding of our nation’s democracy, advice-and-consent has been used to protect government from abuses of power, ensuring top positions are held by qualified individuals and are in service to the public, rather than used as tools for personal or political enrichment. The Mayor’s Commission must also refrain from advancing proposals that weaken democracy and oversight by adding roadblocks for passing legislation.
In comparison, the 2019 Charter Revision Commission was established in December 2018 and issued its final report eight months later, in August 2019. That Commission convened expert forums that were open to the public to more closely examine proposals. It also heard testimony from experts around the country on the experiences of other cities and states.
There is no reason for the Mayor’s Commission to rush this process. By law, it has a term that can continue until next year’s Election Day.
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