Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

After Charlottesville, It’s Time to End the Assault on Voting Rights

In the wake of the events in Charlottesville, President Trump’s refusal to promptly and unequivocally denounce the radical, white-supremacist movement in this country was disgraceful.

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Editorial Board: New York Democrats Snub the Voters

In its politics, New York City is solidly Democratic. If only the politicians were as resolutely democratic. All too often they have a tendency to freeze out the very people ...

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Opinion: Your Right to Vote in New York is as Vulnerable as Anywhere in the U.S.

We are in a perilous time for voting rights. 

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Voter suppression is the civil rights issue of this era

Standing up to racism and intolerance is a moral imperative, and those who do, like Heather Heyer, the young woman who died as she challenged the thugs in Charlottesville...

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Battle brews over state voting lists

Less than two months after Gov. Andrew Cuomo made it clear that this state would not turn over data about New York voters to the Trump administration, the issue has taken a sharp and surprising reversal. 

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Researchers Accidentally Found One Way to Help Kids Grow Up to Be Voters

The United States trails far behind many democracies in voter turnout. In 2016, the U.S. saw 55.7 percent of its voting-age population at the poll booth for the presidential election.

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Don't Forget: Register To Vote Today If You Want To Vote In September's Primaries

What with all the talk about resisting and making your voice heard at the ballot box, don't forget that a local election is coming up, and change begins at home. 

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

How Do We Get Our Voting Rights Back?

Voter suppression is cloaked in many forms. 

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

New York State to give some voter info to presidential commission

Elections officials in New York will comply with a request from a commission formed by President Donald Trump to review the integrity of the 2016 election -- turning over the state's voter registration rolls through a Freedom of Information Law request.

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

EDITORIAL: Registering voters is part of the solution

In the wake of endless concern that the 2016 elections were marred by voter fraud, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered state agencies...

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