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When
Southeast Queens voters go to the polls this Election Day, they will
choose their Statewide and local representatives from the following list
of candidates scheduled to be on the Nov. 5 ballot.
The actual ballot will list those running by party, and
will include only the appropriate Congressional, Senate and Assembly
districts for each area.
Governor
George Pataki (R,C)
Carl McCall (D, W)
Thomas Galisano (I)
Andrew Cuomo (L)
Gerard Cronin (RTL)
Stanley Aronowitz (G)
Thomas Leighton (MAR)
Scott Jeffrey (LBT)
Lieutenant Governor
Mary Donohue (R, I, C)
Dennis Mehiel (D, W)
Charles King (L)
Stasia Vogel (RTL)
Jennifer Daniels (G)
Thomas Hillgardner (MAR)
Jay Greco (LBT)
State Comptroller
John Faso (R,I,C)
Alan Hevesi (D,LW)
Garifalia Christea (RTL)
Howie Hawkins (G)
James Eisert (LBT)
Attorney General
Dora Irizarry (R, C)
Eliot Spitzer (D, I, L, W)
John Broderick (RTL)
Mary Jo Long (G)
Daniel Conti Jr. (LBT)
Congress - District 6
Gregory Meeks (D,L,W)
Rey Clarke (I)
Congress - District 9
Alfred Donohue (R, C)
Anthony Weiner (D, L, W)
State Senate - District 10
Ada Smith (D,I,L,W)
State Senate - District 11
Frank Padavan (R, I, C)
State Senate - District 14
Malcolm Smith (R,D,C,W)
State Assembly - District 23
Audrey Pheffer (D,L,W)
Kenneth Huhn (I)
State Assembly - District 29
Gerard Borriello (R)
William Scarborough (D,L,W)
State Assembly - District 31
Marina Rejas (R)
Michele Titus (D,L,W)
Michael Duvalle (I)
Bryan Block (C)
State Assembly - District 32
Vivian Cook (D,L)
Rachel Gordon (I)
State Assembly - District 33
Rolaine Antoine (R,I,C)
Barbara Clark (D,L,W)
Key
R = Republican, D = Democratic,
I = Independence, C = Conservative,
L = Liberal, RTL = Right To Life,
G = Green, W = Working Families, MAR =
Marijuana Reform,
LBT = Libertarian
Vote on Nov. 5! Polls will be open from
6 a.m. to 9 p.m. For information on polling sites call 212-VOTE-NYC
Election 2002 - Charter Proposal
Face-off
Ballot Proposal Could Revise
Mayoral
Succession Process
By Angela Montefinise
While Queens residents are in the voting booth this
Election Day, they will have to decide whether to support a City Charter
revision that will change the City’s procedure for filling a sudden
mayoral vacancy – a revision that will also lessen the power of the
Public Advocate.
The exact wording of the ballot proposal, which was
introduced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and will be on the ballot on Nov. 5,
is, “Should the Charter be amended to require a special election in
about 60 days after a mayoral vacancy (in addition to the later general
election to fill the vacancy) with a runoff election if no candidate
receives at least 40 percent of the vote, and to make the Speaker of the
Council responsible for presiding over meetings of the City Council
instead of the Public Advocate?”
What it means, according to the Association of the Bar of
the City of New York, is that the City must hold a special, non-partisan
election within 60 days of the mayor being forced to leave office, whether
through death, injury or resignation.
If no candidate gets 40 percent of the vote in the general
election, there will be a runoff election with the top two candidates.
In addition, although the Public Advocate will still be
the Mayor’s successor and will still be in charge of the City before the
special election, he or she will not preside over the City Council.
Instead, the Speaker of the Council will be in charge of that body.
Current Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum has publicly opposed
the revision but a mayoral spokesperson said the revision will make the
government more efficient and said the Mayor encourages voters to “give
it serious thought.”
Vote ‘Yes’ For Ballot Proposal
By Henry Stern,
former City ParkS Commissioner
I
testified before the City Council Select Committee on Charter Revision
about the proposal by the McGuire Charter Revision Commission.
Henry Stern |
Following
are excerpts from my testimony:
The
proposal we have before us is a simple one: to require a mayoral election
within 60 days after a vacancy occurs. This is currently the rule for all
other elected offices in the City of New York – the Comptroller, Public
Advocate, the five Borough Presidents and all 5l Councilmembers. Only one elected official in 59 is exempt, the most important
one, the place where a vacancy, or an interim placeholder, would have the
most negative effect on the government of the City of New York...
The
part of the proposal which relieves the Public Advocate of presiding over
the Council simply removes a vestige of the days when that official was
Council President. In the nine years that I served on the City Council,
the Council President was not always there to preside, and in any event
had absolutely no authority
in the Council, the power being held by then Vice-Chairman and Majority
Leader, Thomas J. Cuite. From 1986 to 2001, Speaker Peter Vallone ruled
the Council. Several public
advocates, although active officials and mayoral candidates, were not
relevant to the work of the Council.
It
would be shameful if a non-elected Acting Mayor presided over New York for
15 months. The City should be managed by someone who the people have
chosen to be their mayor.
It
was my very strong impression that in the 2001 campaign, the current
Public Advocate said she did not want to be mayor, and publicly expressed
support for a shorter transition. Presiding over the Council is the least
of her responsibilities, although she should remain an ex-officio member,
with the right to speak and introduce legislation.
This amendment gives the people the right to select their
mayor. I hope they approve
it.
Vote ‘No’ On Charter Changes
By
COUNCILMAN LEROY COMRIE
The City Charter is the template for the powers of
government in our City and it should not be treated like a “political
toy.”
Unfortunately, this is what happened in the case of the
proposals that will be on your ballot Nov. 5.
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City
Councilman Leroy Comrie
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They deal with charter changes, affecting the powers of
the Public Advocate – an executive office which articulates the concerns
of the people and acts upon them.
The Charter change, suggested by the
2002 Charter Commission, would mandate that a special election be held
within 60 days after a vacancy has occurred in the Office of the Mayor.
This sounds good, but the process is more complicated and
actually six elections could be held in one year (run-offs etc.)
The second change suggested would deprive the Public
Advocate of the right to preside over the City Council. This would weaken
the image and powers of the Public Advocate which was established by the
voters of New York City in 1989 to serve as the voice of the people and
act as a strong partner in City government.
What the Charter proposed in 1989 after years of
deliberation, the 2002 Charter Commission would remove through a confusing
one-sided question developed after only 44 days of deliberation.
This is not democracy – This is “instant” government
– asking for critical changes that actually should be reviewed by the
City Council as the legislative branch of government. I, therefore,
request you will reject the proposal that appears on your ballot.
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