Procedure Committee Announces Candidates for CNC Plus an Amendment to Allow Non-Citizens to Participate in the Non-Partisan Process

The Scarsdale Procedure Committee which administers the Citizen’s Nominating Committee (CNC) elections each year has selected an excellent new slate of Scarsdale residents for election to the CNC. If elected these new members will join current CNC members for a total of 30 Scarsdale residents on the CNC. Together the CNC will choose a slate of non-partisan candidates to run in Scarsdale’s March election for Mayor and the open Village Trustee positions.

The current and proposed new CNC members are:

Voting in the CNC election can be done in-person or by mail.

In-person voting will be held at the Scarsdale Library, Scott Room from 7:00-9:30 AM and 2:00-9:00 PM on Tuesday, November 15, 2022.

Mail-In Ballots are comprised of the candidate and NPR amendment ballot and are available here. Mail-In Ballots must be received at the Chase Road Post Office by 4pm on November 15.

Amendments made to the Non-Partisan Resolution (NPR), which is the document that governs the CNC process, are also part of the CNC election ballot.

This year there are 7 substantive proposed amendments to the NPR, and 8 non-substantive ones. All of the amendments can be reviewed here.

One of the substantive proposed amendments would allow Scarsdale residents who are not U.S. citizens to fully participate in the CNC process by serving on the CNC, signing CNC petitions and participating on the Procedure Committee.

“The Procedure Committee is thrilled to be taking this positive step in allowing non-citizen Scarsdale residents to participate in the CNC,” said Michelle Sterling, Chair of the Procedure Committee. “We have so many residents who live here, own homes, pay taxes, and send their kids to school here, but are not able to participate in their local governance because for one reason or another they are not U.S. citizens. This never seemed right. We have such a diverse community. It is one of the greatest strengths of this town. It’s so important to enfranchise our residents, and bring everyone into the fold. We want people involved in local government, and in local happenings on all levels. The more we embrace and include everyone in our community to every extent we can, the stronger we will be as a community. I’m so pleased about this proposed amendment and hope that many many residents come out and vote in support of it at the CNC election on November 15.”