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What is the Upstate Jobs Party? Learn more about how the Upstate Jobs Party is breathing new life into the American Dream at UpstateJobs.org.

A new home for New Yorkers of all political backgrounds to come together to work for a more fair, open, and democratic government so we can create good jobs and build for the future. The Upstate Jobs Party is a necessity borne from decades of poor governance and empty promises of politicians saying they will create jobs. Yet they keep repeating the mistakes of the past as we watch more of our best

and brightest talent flee Upstate New York to pursue opportunities in new industries they don’t find here in our region.

08/20/2026

New York has no term limits for statewide office. A governor, an attorney general, a comptroller can all serve indefinitely.

Most New Yorkers would change that. Our February Voter Empowerment Index found that 82% support term limits for statewide elected officials.

Democrats, Republicans, independents. That kind of agreement is rare across party lines.

08/18/2026

Ranked choice voting works a lot like planning a family vacation.

Instead of picking just one, you rank your choices in order. If you don’t like an option, you don’t have to rank it at all.

If your top pick can't win, your vote moves to your next choice and keeps working for you.

Same ballot. Same polling place. More say in who wins.

08/17/2026

Meet Ian. He joined Unite NY because he saw room for improvement in how New York does politics, and he decided to do something about it.

Ranked choice voting is the reform closest to his heart. But what keeps him showing up is watching people from different parties work on this together.

"Together we're working towards something really big and significant." Thanks for showing up, Ian.

08/14/2026

Independent Voter covered our latest Voter Empowerment Index recently.

The headline finding: 82% of New Yorkers say independent candidates should face the same signature requirements as major party candidates, or lower ones.

That's not a close call. It's the kind of agreement you rarely see on any issue.

Coverage in the first comment 👇

08/12/2026

To run for statewide office in New York, a major party candidate needs 15,000 signatures to get on the ballot. An independent candidate needs 45,000.

It wasn't always that way. Until 2020, the requirement was the same for everyone. New Yorkers don't think the change was fair. In our latest Voter Empowerment Index, 82% of New York voters said independent candidates should face the same—or lower—signature requirement as major party candidates.

08/10/2026

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers signed petitions to put open primaries on the ballot in New York City.

The city Board of Elections threw them out.

We’re now asking a judge to review those petitions line by line. The people who signed their names deserve to know their signatures were counted.

Coverage from in the comments.

08/06/2026

In New York, you have to be registered with a party to vote in its primary. Two thirds of New Yorkers support changing that.

Open primaries would give every registered voter a say—not just those who are affiliated with a party. Do you support open primaries?

08/05/2026

One of the biggest barriers to responsive governance is who makes it on the ballot.

In our latest Voter Empowerment Index, 68% of New Yorkers said they want to see changes to the rules governing who can run for office.

When more people can get on the ballot, voters have more choices. Read more from our latest Voter Empowerment Index at the link in comments.

08/03/2026

What a night!

Thank you to everyone who came out in Albany on Wednesday to hear David Imamura and Amy B. Marion break down how Newburgh won ranked choice voting—and what it could mean for the Capital Region. And thanks to FairVote for the support!

If you couldn’t make it, we hope to see you at a future event near you!

07/31/2026

Here in New York, we vote for the people who make our laws, but we don't get a say in state laws themselves.

In 47 other states, people do. If the legislature won't act, voters can put an idea on the ballot and decide it directly.

74% of New Yorkers want that here too—Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike.

Isn't it time we had a voice?

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