Mayor says special election for White’s seat will be on Election Day
Posted on August 30, 2010 by Ivan Pereira in City Council, District 28
Three days after Councilman Thomas White’s death, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that there will be a special election on Election Day, Nov. 2 to fill White’s post in the 28th Council district.
The district includes the neighborhoods of Jamaica, Rochdale Village, Richmond Hill, and South Ozone Park. White was less than one year into his second consecutive term.
The winner of the non-partisan election will serve as the Council member until Dec. 31 2011 and a second election next year will choose someone to serve out the rest of White’s four-year term, according to the mayor. The candidates for the election will be chosen by independent nominating petitions and not a party primary, according to the rules stated in the city charter.
This is very interesting. I didn’t know that the mayor could specify a nonpartisan election. Anybody check the City Charter?