2008-2011 Mayoral State of the City addresses: on Government Reform


Bill de Blasio: Let's get Big Money out of politics

I laid out ways to strengthen our local democracy and protect our rights. We won ballot measures that expand participatory budgeting, and thank you to the Council for leading the way and innovating that extraordinary new process.

And the people spoke loud & clear in November. They said, let's get Big Money out of politics. So from now on in NYC, every day people will be able to run for office without ever having to talk to a single big donor. They'll be able to win elections with grassroots dollars.

Source: 2019 State of the City address Jan 10, 2019

Bill de Blasio: Same-day registration and no-excuse vote by mail

We have to make this the year we pass fundamental reforms in our democracy. We've got to make it easy for people to participate, easy to vote. Voting should be something people want to do, not something that feels impossible.

This year, we can pass early voting and same-day registration and no-excuse vote by mail. Instead of being the hardest state to cast a vote in, how about we become the easiest state to cast a vote in?

Source: 2019 State of the City address Jan 10, 2019

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