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NYC Ballot Proposals Are Passed After 2026 Midterms
All five ballot measures put foward during the November 2026 midterm elections were passed by voters, with the intent to streamline City government processes.
The first ballot proposal called for a Speed Up Process for Granting a Revocable Consent to Use Public Spaces and asked voters to simplify process to use public space for uses such as ramps, planters, and cafes, by removing mandatory hearings and Council disapproval of sidewalk cafes, while maintaining community and Council input. 63.4% of voters chose "Yes", in contrast to 36.6% voting "No" to the measure.
The second ballot proposal called to Reduce City Contractor Paperwork: Require Regular Meetings of Procurement Policy Board. The measure seeks to reduce paperwork for City contractors by authorizing Procurement Policy Board to simplify contractor questionnaire. Require quarterly meetings of the Procurement Policy Board. Remove mandatory hearing for required client services report. 61.8% of voters chose "Yes", in contrast to 38.2% voting "No" to the measure.
The third ballot proposal, Speed Up Street Safety Projects, Disposition of Unused City Property, Office Leasing seeks to simplify review of street safety projects to reduce construction timelines. Fast track disposition of unused City property with approval from City Planning Commission. Expedite leasing offices used for City workforce. The measure received $65.7% of the vote with 34.3% of people voting against the change.
The fourth ballot proposal, Simplify Building Permitting and Move Waterfront Permitting to Department of Buildings calls for the City to Create a centralized construction permits hub to simplify permitting. Move waterfront permitting from Department of Small Business Services to Department of Buildings. Allow construction approval by additional Department of Buildings officials. The proposal obtained 67.7% of the vote compared to 32.3% of votes saying "No" to the measure.
The fifth ballot proposal, Set Contribution Targets for Rainy Day Fund to Promote Sufficient Budgetary Reserves, seeks to set a target amount of money to hold in reserve funds, including rainy day fund, to address unexpected financial hardships in future years, and require development of methodology to calculate contributions. The final measure on the ballot received 72.5% of votes, with the largest margin of success having only 27.5% of voters saying "No" to the measure.
Ballot results as of November 5, 2026 at 4:32 - source - Fox 5 NY