GUEST APPEARANCE: LWV calls for voting reform
On Nov. 6, 2018, 33 U.S. Senate seats, all 434 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, including our own 23rd Congressional District, 14 governorships, including New York, and significant local positions such as sheriff and state Supreme Court justice will be up for election or re-election.
Governor Announces Funding For Early Voting in His 30-Day Budget Amendments
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a 30-day budget amendment will be advanced to fund voting reforms, including early voting across the state. This action will provide approximately $7 million in the FY 2019 Executive Budget for New York counties to offer early voting in the 12 days leading up to Election Day.
LETTER: NY needs early voting to increase democratic participation
Dear Editor:
There are 37 states (and D.C.) that have early voting. New York is not one of them. If you’re an eligible voter in New York, you have one...
Editorial: New York Faces an Easy Test on Voting
In his proposed budget for the coming year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York must at long last bring its elections into the 21st century by, among other things, joining the large majority of other states that permit early voting.
High hopes for governor’s voting reforms
With voters across the country looking ahead to midterm and gubernatorial elections later this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing a series of election reforms aimed at making it easier for New Yorkers to register and cast their ballot.
Dave’s Dialogue: New York Needs Voting Reform
Voting gives people the right to choose who leads them. It is a right people long fought for through protests and marches. Some were arrested, and some sadly died fighting for voting equality.
New York Needs Early Voting
When New York Governor Andrew Cuomo included early voting in his January 16 executive budget, he did not commit to fully funding it throughout the state...
Early Voting In New York Needs Funding To Become Reality – OPINION
Thirty-seven states allow early voting, but not our beloved New York. That’s just plain crazy. And we’re supposed to be so progressive. In fact...
Letter: Cuomo must do more to make voting easier
Last month's Let NY Vote rally and lobby day, supported by more than 30 state and national coalition partners, was a clear reminder of just how many New Yorkers want a voting process that is fair for all.
Letter: More than talk needed on state voting reforms
On Tuesday, hundreds of community leaders filled the Capitol building to demand Gov. Andrew Cuomo pass early voting and other necessary reforms this session.