New documentary argues ranked-choice voting will boost democracy from Alaska to NYC Could the solution to New York’s notoriously low voter turnout – and even the nation’s hyper-partisan divide – be to change how we all vote? A new documentary playing at Angelika Film Center’s East Village location makes that case. “Majority Rules,” which is […]
Did you catch the great discussion with Unite NY Executive Director Tim Dunn and Filmmaker AJ Schnack with Brigid Bergin? They covered AJ’s amazing documentary Majority Rules, Ranked Choice Voting in Alaska, NYC and around the US, and even covered the challenges of New York’s closed primary system silencing 3.4 million voters. Have a listen […]
Did you catch our Executive Director Tim Dunn on Capital Tonight? Here he is talking low primary turnout, voter frustration and reforms that could help fix both! Had enough yet? Learn more about how we can improve and strengthen our democracy here or donate to support our efforts.
An Average of 15% of Eligible Voters Cast Ballots in the June 25th Primary (New York) Unite NY, a statewide nonpartisan movement focused on empowering voters, is sounding the alarm, again, after voters failed to turnout for this week’s primaries. According to the unofficial results from the New York State Board of Elections, across the […]
Unite NY Executive Director Tim Dunn issued the following statement in response to Connecticut Governor LaMont forming a working group to enable RCV: “Today, Connecticut Governor Lamont took an important step in combatting voter apathy by establishing a working group to explore the best way to bring rank choice voting to all forms of elections […]
Did you catch our recent OpEd in the Buffalo News? Check it out here or below. Just last month, New York held its presidential primary. You’re forgiven if you didn’t know it. Unless you’re a die hard voter, you probably joined more than 95% of eligible voters who skipped it. Low turnout is nothing new […]
60%+ point to broken and corrupt government as the reason Majority of voters support Term Limits and Citizen Ballot Initiatives. As New Yorkers reflect on yet another late budget, a new Unite NY/Citizen Data poll, unsurprisingly shows City voters are not happy with the current state of government and elections. The survey of more than 1000 […]
Did you catch our recent Editorial in Newsday? It’s time for Term Limits in New York to root out corruption and return our government to the hands of the voters! Check it out here: Read the full content here: By Timothy Dunn Guest essay April 8, 2024 It seems that every time we go to […]
Pathetic Presidential Primary Voter Turnout Highlights Need to for More Election Reforms This past Tuesday, April 2nd, New York State held its presidential primary but nearly no one showed up – turnout was below 5%. This was the opportunity for New York voters to have their voices heard for their political party’s candidate for the White […]
Our Executive Director was on Spectrum’s Capital Tonight talking term limits on National Term Limits Day. Did you catch it? Check out the coverage here!