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HUNDREDS RALLY FOR EARLY VOTING RIGHTS

Right now, New York is one of just 13 states that, besides allowing the submission of an absentee ballot, doesn’t give its citizens the means to vote early.

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Democrats seek early voting to combat low voter turnout

For as little as $6 million in a $168 billion state budget New York could join 37 states in allowing voters to cast ballots before Election Day, to switch or join a party in time to vote in its primary, and adopt other measures to boost the state’s low voter turnout...

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

No state money for early voting in budget

When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo proposed reforms to make voting easier in New York state, including allowing early voting before Election Day, he left something out: the cost.

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Our view: Voting reform must come with adequate funds

Making it easier for people to vote in New York has been an overlooked issue in Albany for far too long, so we are pleased that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has taken up the call for some changes — but the state will need to put some money in the budget to pay for it.

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