Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

The Case for Allowing Felons to Vote

In the 1870s, the woman’s suffrage movement claimed the right to vote by citing the new 14th Amendment’s promise that no state “shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.”

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Voting & Its Difficulty

It was the very picture of democracy Thursday evening in Carmel: A county government committee (the Rules, Enactments & Intergovernmental Relations panel, to be exact) was hearing reports. A good crowd was on hand. The first topic: Voting.

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Library to host election reform program

Mary Thorpe, from the New York Progressive Action Network, will present “Finding Voice: Why New York Needs Election Reform” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 5 at the Southeast Steuben County Library, 300 Nasser Civic Center, Corning

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Changing the Game

As campaign season returns, so do calls for election reform. In his State of the State Address in early January, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo advocated measures to make it easier for citizens to vote and harder for politicians to engage in chicanery.

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