🚨 NYC Needs YOU! 🗽

Having trouble viewing this email? Open in a Browser

#CUNYVOTES BRIEF | 6/22/21

New Yorkers, NYC's future is on the ballot today. We have the opportunity to bring our city back bigger and better than ever — and today, you can decide what that looks like. Find your polling place, look at your district's sample ballot, and browse our guide below to learn more about the brand new system we're using today.

⏰ Polls are open until 9 PM! As long as you're in line before 9 PM, you can vote.

💌 If you're voting absentee, your ballot must be postmarked by TODAY! Track your absentee ballot to make sure your vote will be counted. If you haven't received your absentee ballot yet, please vote in person.

#CUNYVOTES: ELECTION GUIDE

WHAT'S RANKED-CHOICE VOTING?

😎 For the first time, instead of voting for ONE candidate, you can rank up to FIVE candidates for each city race.

😎 If no candidate receives more than 50% of first choice votes, counting continues in rounds; each round, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and your second through fifth choices may be used to determine the winner. Learn more about how votes are counted!

😎 You can even practice ranked-choice voting before you head to the polls!

WHY DO WE HAVE RANKED-CHOICE VOTING?

👍 In 2019, 73.6% of NYC voters chose to adopt a new ranked-choice voting system.

👍 Supporters say ranked-choice voting is more representative because a winner must win a MAJORITY (more than 50%) of votes, instead of a PLURALITY (more votes than all other candidates).

👍 Ranked-choice voting eliminates the need for long and expensive run-off elections. In this system, your second through fifth choice rankings serve as the run-off vote.

#CUNYVOTES: WHY DOES MY VOTE MATTER?

CUNY students, you voted for them – now, hear why your student government presidents want YOU to get out and vote!

RANKED-CHOICE VOTING MYTH-BUSTING

❌ Ranked-choice voting guarantees a winner quickly ❌

✅ Not necessarily. With 13 Democratic mayoral candidates, there may be many rounds, which would take the Board of Elections weeks to count. We may not have a winner for some races until July! ✅

❌ Ranking more candidates will hurt my first choice candidate's chances of winning ❌

✅ Ranking multiple candidates will never harm your first choice candidate. The more candidates you rank, the more input you'll have as votes are counted and candidates are eliminated. ✅

❌ Your vote will count five times with ranked-choice voting ❌

✅ While you can rank up to five candidates, this doesn't mean your vote is counted five times. Think of your rankings as "back-up" votes in case your top choice is eliminated. ✅

LEARN MORE ABOUT RANKED CHOICE VOTING

HOT TAKES FROM CUNY EXPERTS

Chancellor Matos Rodríguez gives his message to the mayoral candidates in his op-ed about why CUNY matters this election: A robust investment in CUNY would help ensure that the city's economic recovery benefits all New Yorkers. — City & State

What are the top priorities for candidates? A CUNY expert analyzes one key Queens City Council race. — City & State

Did you watch the mayoral debates? One CUNY Public Affairs dean makes some predictions about the ways the final debate will impact your vote. — Gothamist

Mayoral candidates might have to do more than win the election to change education policy in NYC, says a CUNY policy professor. — The74Million

There's drama among the mayoral campaigns over who can access early voting data. One CUNY director tried to get it himself. — Gothamist

MORE NEWS

STUDENT CENTER: #CUNY2021 🎓💫

Brooke Lugo-Smith, Medgar Evers ’19 and ’21, is earning her B.S. in social work while completing her term as president of the MEC Student Government Association. She has demonstrated phenomenal leadership at MEC, also serving as the president of both the SEEK Student Assembly and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Brooke will be pursuing a Master of Social Work degree so she can pursue her chosen career.

🗳 Why does Brooke want you to vote? “There are people out there that care about our issues. But we have to go out there and make sure that these people are in the room making decisions. CUNY students have the power to do this. We represent over half a million voters and we can change our city, and that’s why it’s important that CUNY students get out and vote!”

Interested in student government? Connect with Brooke on LinkedIn!

#CUNY2021 GRADS: SUBMIT YOUR PICS HERE

Get Hired: Summer & Fall Opportunities

NYC Civic Corps: Multiple Positions

BNP Paribas: Multiple Student Opportunities

Little Island: CUNY Hospitality Fellow • Ticketing Coordinator

Numina: Data Engagement Intern

Encore Community Services: Customer Service Specialist

Human Rights Funders Network: Communications Internship • Membership & Advocacy Internship

NYU Langone Health: Student Intern

Tues. June 29 | You’ve graduated. Now what? Come to this career series event to get recruiters’ inside tips on resumes, interviews and job search sites.

THE LATEST CAREER NEWSLETTER

📣 Pro-Tip:

Want to work in politics or government? Your best bet at building your network as well as your resume and skill set is to volunteer or intern for a political campaign.

FOLLOW CUNY

FOLLOW THE CHANCELLOR

CAREER SUCCESS | CUNY VOTES | COVID-19 UPDATES

Having trouble viewing this email? Open in a Browser