The Campaign Finance Board today announced the publication of its official New York City Voter Guide for the 2011 Council District 28 candidates. Households in District 28 will receive a copy of the Voter Guide by mail, and an interactive Guide has been posted on the CFB website.
The New York City Voter Guide is the leading source of information on candidates in City elections. It is published by the Campaign Finance Board as part of its voter education mandate. The Guide contains general information about voting, including guidance to help voters understand how to use the new paper ballots introduced last year.
An edition of this year’s Voter Guide will be sent to registered voters in Council District #28 (Jamaica, Queens). Each candidate running had the opportunity, free of charge, to submit a profile, including biographical information and answers to questions about their platforms, along with a photo. No matter which office a candidate seeks, or how much money that candidate has raised, all candidates in the Guide are on an equal footing, receiving the same amount of space in the Guide.
The Voter Guide is the cornerstone of the CFB’s comprehensive voter education program. Since 1989, the CFB has produced and mailed the nonpartisan Guide to registered voters in the five boroughs before each local primary and general election, using voter registration data obtained from the City Board of Elections. All households receive an English/Spanish guide; targeted households in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens receive a supplemental Chinese or Chinese/Korean edition, consistent with the federal Voting Rights Act.
WEB GUIDE AVAILABLE
For voters seeking information online, the CFB posts an interactive version of the Voter Guide on its website at www.nyccfb.info/VoterGuide. The online Guide covers the City Council race, and provides links to other nonpartisan sources of voting information for the 2011 primary election. Links allow visitors to send e-mails to the candidates, connect with the candidates through social media, and view PDFs of the print Guide in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean as well as other sites of interest.
For profiles of the candidates, you can click below:
Michael Duvalle
Ruben Wills
Clifton Stanley Diaz
Allan W. Jennings, Jr.