Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Trump’s voter fraud commission plans to create a massive voter database. Former national security officials say it could be hacked.

More than a half-dozen technology experts and former national security officials filed an amicus brief Tuesday urging a federal court to halt the collection...

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Opinion: Eradicating New York prisoners' right to vote skews representation

In some ways, New York State has been on the vanguard of protecting its citizens’ civil rights. On the question of voting rights, however, New York must re-examine its practices.

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After Hacking Revelations, Assembly Examines New York Election Security

Is New York ready for an election cyber-attack? Are the state’s voting systems vulnerable to hacking? The New York State Assembly’s Election Law Committee heard testimony on Tuesday...

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Editorial: Let's make it easier to vote in New York

New York makes it difficult to vote. You get one day. If you’re sick that day, if your car breaks down, if you have a family emergency, if you have to work overtime or...

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Opinion: It’s never too late: Demand early voting

I can get tequila shots, with limes and salt, delivered to my apartment at any hour of the day or night. There are taxi services just in case my dog wants...

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Online Voter Registration on Verge of Passage in New York City

As New York State’s archaic election and voting laws continue to dampen voter turnout, the New York City Council is about to take a step to encourage participation.

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Voter Turnout In New York — How Low Will We Go?

What if you held an election and virtually no one showed up?  We are reminded of this growing and sad reality annually as Election Day in New York City and statewide have become just another boldface date on the calendar.

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Opinion: Looking past 'get out the vote'

More New Yorkers watched the World Series than voted in yesterday’s election. Advocates will say we need to make voting easier, and that’s true. But what if an important and overlooked part of increasing voter turnout...

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As New York Votes, a Push to Allow 17-Year-Olds the Ballot Next

On the eve of Election Day 2017, a state Assembly member from Brooklyn held a press conference focused on voter engagement and turnout, but it wasn’t in support of his own candidacy...

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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.

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