Lawmakers Push For Early Voting, LLC Loophole Closure
A letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo this signed by the women of color in the state Assembly urged him to push for the adoption of early voting and...
Letter To The Editor: New York Has A Voting Problem
Our state has a voting problem. In the 2016 election, 56.2% of eligible New York voters voted, ranking 42nd in the country. Our democracy thrives when all are able to engage in the election process.
Editorial: New York should enact early voting
We favor any initiative that has the promise or potential of increasing voter participation, provided, of course, that it doesn’t create more harm than good. So the idea of enabling voters to cast their ballots at times more convenient to them is alluring.
Convention or not, pass voting reforms now: Letter
The League of Women Voters of Putnam County spent the summer and fall working to educate voters on...
Republicans Are Trying to Kill a Key Voting Rights Law
Thirty years ago, the United States had a big problem. Barely half of eligible voters had cast a ballot in the 1988 presidential election—the lowest voter turnout since the 1920s. In an effort to increase participation...
Counties worry about cost that could come with early voting proposal
When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo last week proposed reforms to make voting easier in New York state, he left something out: The cost, and how the additional expenses of maintaining early-voting sites would be covered.
How cities are bypassing states to explore registering hundreds of thousands to vote
States govern American elections. Officials there certify election results. They decide when and how people can vote. They influence who can cast a ballot.
In a year filled with corruption trials, advocates see potential for reform
Good-government advocates are pinning their hopes for passage of substantial ethics and campaign finance reforms on very public examinations of alleged corruption set to take place over the next six months.
Opinion/Editorial: Honestly, it’s time for a change
Corruption flows from Albany like the Hudson.
MUTED SUPPORT FOR ETHICS, VOTING REFORMS IN CUOMO’S STATE OF THE STATE
State lawmakers and officers stood and cheered for bail reform, they roared approval for suing the federal government over “double taxation,” and they hurrahed just about any mention of pro-union initiatives. But brief mention of ethics and voting reform garnered only tepid applause from the state’s most powerful men and women...