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TV stars Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacboson from the hit series “Broad City” have made a new PSA urging New Yorkers to vote in next month’s off-year election to change the local constitution.

The 1-minute spot, funded by the Charter Revision Commission, will air online and on television through Election Day on Nov. 5.

It features the comedy duo on a Sunday morning noshing on bagels and discussing proposed revisions to the New York City Charter, including police reform, limited budgets for elected officials, and ranked choice voting.

The spot starts with the pair joking about their Big Apple wish list.

“Ok Ilana if you could vote on one thing for all New Yorkers what would it be?” Abbi asks her sidekick.

“Someone honks outside your window, boom, free bacon egg and cheese,” Ilana says.

“Genius!” Abbi says, adding that she would vote for an “automatic force field as soon as you enter Times Square, like government issued.”

Then they get serious.

“Did you know on November 5th, we can vote on other cool stuff? Like, we get to amend our city’s charter!” Ilana says.

“Our constitution!” Abbi says.

“By voting on big issues,” Ilana adds.

“Like ranked choice voting,” Abbi says.

“You can vote on that!” Ilana exclaims.

The award-winning actresses donated their time for the ad, which cost $16,000 to produce and is part of a larger $1.4 million “You Can Vote on That” education campaign, according to a spokeswoman for the Charter Revision Commission.

“This election is happening during an off-year so we want to do everything possible to make sure that New Yorkers know that these proposals are on the ballot,” said Commission Chair Gail Benjamin.

“That’s why we were so excited to have Abbi and Ilana join us in this campaign. We know that when they talk, people listen,” Benjamin said.

The last major overhaul of the city’s charter was in 1989.

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