New York city held a primary on September 15. Bill de Blasio placed first in the Democratic primary for Public Advocate, with 33%. Because he didn’t receive as much as 40%, he will now participate in a Democratic run-off primary with Mark Green, who got 31%. de Blasio has promised to work for ballot access reform in New York state if he is elected Public Advocate. The cause is personal for him, because last month he was removed from the primary ballot after his petitions were challenged. Later, he successfully contested the order to remove him from the ballot. The run-off primary will be held on September 29.