Don’t forget to vote! The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 2. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. To find out where you can vote, call 1-866-VOTE-NYC, or visit this website: http://gis.nyc.gov/vote/ps/index.htm.

Here are your Candidates:

33rd Senate District
Gustavo Rivera—Democrat and Working Families
John Reynolds—Green Party

78th Assembly District
Jose Rivera—Democrat and Working Families
William J Sullivan—Republican and Conservative

80th Assembly District
Naomi Rivera—Democrat and Working Families
Joseph DeLuna—Republican
Robert Goodman—Conservative

81st Assembly District
Jeffrey Dinowitz—Democrat and Working Families
Joseph McLaughlin—Republican and Conservative

There are also two referendums on the ballot:

Referendum 1: Term Limits
Reduce from three to two the maximum number of consecutive full terms that can be served by elected city officials: and Make this change in term limits applicable only to those city officials who are first elected at or after the 2010 general election; and Prohibit the City Council from altering the term limits of elected city officials then serving office. Shall this proposal be adopted? Vote Yes or No

Referendum 2: Campaign Finance
Disclosure of Independent Campaign Spending: Require public disclosure of expenditures made by entities and individuals independent from candidates to influence the outcome of a city election or referendum; Ballot Access: Generally reduce the number of petition signatures needed by candidates for city elective office to appear on a ballot; Voter Assistance and Campaign Finance Board: Merge voter assistance functions, including a reconstituted Voter Assistance Advisory Committee, into the Campaign Finance Board, and change when Campaign Finance Board member terms begin; Conflicts of interest Law: Require all public servants to receive conflicts of interest training, raise the maximum fine for a public servant who violates the City’s conflicts of interest law, and allow the city to recover any benefits obtained from such violations; City Administrative Tribunals: Authorize the Mayor to direct the merger of administrative tribunals and adjudications into the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings and permit the Department of Consumer Affairs to adjudicate all violations issued by that department; City Reporting Requirements and Advisory Bodies: Create a commission to review requirements for reports and advisory bodies and waive the requirements, subject to City Council review, where the commission finds they are not of continuing value; and Map of Facility Siting: Include in the City’s facilities siting map those transportation and waste management facilities operated by or for governmental entities, or by private entities that provide comparable services. Shall this proposal be adopted? Vote Yes or No