Editorial: Can Albany consider real election reform?
We’re No. 41. As rallying cries go, that should be enough to indicate a problem, perhaps a crisis, in democracy in New York state...
Gianaris, Addabbo push for reforms of state’s election laws
Several Queens lawmakers are resuming efforts towards voter reform in Albany with a package of bills that would improve turnout at the polls in New York...
How Voters With Disabilities Are Blocked From the Ballot Box
For decades, Kathy Hoell has struggled to vote. Poll workers have told the 62-year-old Nebraskan, who uses a powered wheelchair and has a brain injury...
Gianaris Pushes His Voter Empowerment Bills
NYS Senator Michael Gianaris announced a renewed push for two of his bills aimed at improving New Yorkers’ access to the ballot box.
HOW EARLY VOTING COULD BE BROUGHT TO NEW YORK STATE
State Assemblyman Michael Blake and State Sen. Brian Kavanagh sit down with "In Focus" Host Cheryl Wills to discuss election reforms to allow early voting.
DOES NEW YORK STATE HAVE A VOTER SUPPRESSION PROBLEM?
"In Focus" Host Cheryl Wills sits down with State Assemblyman Michael Blake and State Sen. Brian Kavanagh to discuss combating voter suppression.
EFFORTS TO BOOST VOTER PARTICIPATION IN NEW YORK STATE
"In Focus" Host Cheryl Wills talks about efforts to boost voter participation in New York State with DeNora Getachew, the New York executive director for Generation Citizen, and Bella Wang, the chair of the Voting Reform Initiative of the League of Women Voters of the City of New York.
Report Finds Barriers to Voting in Some NYC Neighborhoods
A report on low voter turnout in New York City by the Black Institute of New York has found significant barriers to voting in a number of predominantly minority neighborhoods.
LAWMAKERS LOOK TO ALLOW EARLY VOTING IN NEW YORK
A longtime push for early voting in New York took a step forward this week, with Republican Senator Betty Little backing a bill that would allow voters to cast ballots up to two weeks before Election Day.
Queens senators introduce legislation to boost voter participation in New York
New York consistently has some of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country, but several Queens senators are trying to change that with a package of bills that would make it easier for residents to access the ballot box.