Board of Elections Reform
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Working Group
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Board of Elections Reform 〰️ Working Group 〰️
Sound election administration is central to the health of our democracy.
In January 2023, the State Senate re-introduced and passed a package of bills that would bring national best practices in election administration to New York’s boards of elections (BOEs). These policies can improve voter service and reinforce public confidence in our elections at a time when we’re seeing increased threats against election workers working on democracy’s front lines.
In June 2023, the Legislature passed one bill from the 2023 package – S587 (Comrie)/A268 (Walker) – which strengthens training requirements for poll workers. Now that Governor Hochul has signed that bill into law, we are calling on lawmakers to pass the remaining bills in the package so our state can more equitably serve all eligible voters across the state.
This working group focuses on achieving a voter-centric, accountable, transparent, professional, and well-resourced election administration that is essential to building the strong multiracial, multiethnic democracy that New Yorkers deserve.
2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION:
IMPROVE ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
Interested in joining us? Send us an email at letnyvote@gmail.com