Watchdog Group: Let Voters Recall Future NYC Mayors

Gothamist reports:

A good-government group is pitching a proposal following the corruption scandal that engulfed Mayor Eric Adams: Let voters participate in a special election to remove a future mayor from office. The 125-year-old organization Citizens Union presented a proposal at a meeting of the Adams administration’s Charter Revision Commission on Wednesday that would create a new procedure to remove a mayor for misconduct.

New York is not among the 39 states that allow recall elections for local elected officials. However proponents cite the authority granted through the New York state constitution and the state’s Home Rule law, which allows local governments to determine the “mode of selection and removal” of local elected officials. The governor would still maintain removal authority, but the proposal is intended to offer the city an alternative.

Read the full article. Last week Adams announced that he will run for reelection as an independent.

A good-government group has a pitch following Mayor Adams’ corruption scandal: Let voters participate in a special election to remove a future mayor from office: https://t.co/croIohXmp9 pic.twitter.com/Rv3klGoZTj

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