Subject: Re: [lpny_manhattan] charter review commission hearing Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 08:55:46 -0400 To: From: Bob Armstrong On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:46:42 -0700, James Lesczynski wrote: >=A0The Charter Review Commission is holding public hearings in all= 5 boroughs as > it considers whether to add proposals to the November ballot= to > (1) make all local elections from mayor on down nonpartisan;= and What is the proposed mechanism for ballot access and socialized= funding ? > (2) to change the mayoral line of succession to have the mayor= appoint > his own successor. Under current law, the public advocate is= next in > line to be mayor. Sounds like the only notion which might be worse than the= current . -- =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 http://CoSy.com/K/CoSy.htm : =A0Ultimate NoteComputing =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02002/08/15 8:50:01 AM