Lets the board tailor questionnaires, requires quarterly meetings and permits additional delegated approvals.
Proposal 2 · New York City · Nov 3, 2026
City contracting
Official title: Reduce City Contractor Paperwork: Require Regular Meetings of Procurement Policy Board
Changes vendor questionnaires, contracting approvals and Procurement Policy Board meetings.
At a glance
Charter amendment- Does it raise taxes?
- No. Changes city contracting procedures.
- Estimated cost or revenue
- Not quantified in the cited official explanation.
- Who pays
- City government; specific incidence not quantified.
- Where the money goes
- City administration
- How long
- Charter amendment; no sunset identified.
Worth knowing: No independently verified dollar estimate in this dataset.
From the NYC Votes and the state’s fiscal analysis. Estimates are the state’s, not ours.
Your choice
Saved privately on this device.What your vote does
Keeps existing questionnaire authority and approval rules.
What remains the same under either outcome has not been independently established in this research.
How the money works
TypeCharter amendment
Rate or thresholdNot a tax-rate measure.
Cost, who pays and where the money goes are in “At a glance” above.
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Why they disagree
Good-government groups including Common Cause, Citizens Union and Reinvent Albany say simpler paperwork and regular board meetings would speed up contracts that delay nonprofits and small businesses.
Supporters (summary)Some nonprofits and city officials support the goal but doubt these changes will actually make contracting easier.
Skeptics (summary)Who’s funding it
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Sources
- NYC Votes
2026 Ballot Proposal 2 · Official plain-language explanation
Checked Oct 31, 2026