Opinion: The Right to Vote Is Never Safe
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, ex-slaves lined up across the South, clutching their ballots, joining the first elections in which large numbers of black Southerners participated.
Little seeks to make voting easier
Parents juggling a job, family and other responsibilities are among those who would benefit from legislation state Sen. Elizabeth Little plans to introduce to allow for early voting by absentee ballot.
City Board of Elections Admits It Broke the Law, Accepts Reforms
The New York City Board of Elections is admitting it broke state and federal law when it improperly removed voters from the rolls ahead of the presidential primary last spring...
Seiler: At last, 'I Voted' stickers for the real world
Let's face it: Voting has a branding problem. Depending on who you talk to, it's either the signal act of democratic participation or the opiate of the masses...
New York's Party Enrollment Deadline Matches Trump's Voter Suppression Horror Show
Scary news: today is the last day that New Yorkers can change their party enrollment from one party to another if they want to vote in the 2018 primaries.
Even Liberate States Have Tough Voting Requirements Because Parties Like It
Want to change your party affiliation to vote in next June's primary election in New York State? Better file by the end of the day...Friday.
Guest Essay: Encouraging women to register to vote
New York State has a rich history of championing the right to vote, but today the state has a poor record of access to voting. Why is this happening and what can we do about it?
Editorial: Want to Vote Next Year, New York? Act Now!
New York State effectively suppresses the turnout by making it harder to vote than is the practice in other jurisdictions
New York Has Voting Laws That Are Just as Bad as Many Red States
The reasons for New York’s voting laws are different than the racially targeted statutes and purges in places like Texas or Wisconsin, but the effect on the democratic process is nonetheless disruptive.
2018 State Budget Preview
Whenever a champion is crowned in one of the major professional sports leagues, sports writers are quick to rush out their way-too-early lists of the favorites for the following season.