Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Editorial: Make voting easier in N.Y.

THE ISSUE: Moving the day of New York's primary is confusing and reduces turnout.

THE STAKES: Lawmakers can easily remedy the situation by enacting laws that make it easier for New Yorkers to cast ballots.

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Editorial: Make voting easier and more will vote

If you want people to buy something, you make it easy. That’s the secret of the Automat and Amazon and Zabar’s and Zipcar and everybody in between. So we can conclude that the state of New York is not interested in making an essential service — voting...

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Voting reform off the table in New York

The New York state legislative session ended in Albany on June 20 and, despite the push by a number of advocacy groups around New York and in Nassau County, a number of voting reform bills did not make it through.

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Simplify outdated laws to improve voter accessibility

As the state Legislature adjourns for a pivotal election season, New York's voting laws remain a national disgrace, undermining civil rights, perpetuating low voter turnout, and eroding an already damaged public trust.

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Julie Kerr Julie Kerr

Editorial: New York voting reform is overdue

Gov. Andrew Cuomo likes to say that New York is the most progressive state in the country. But when it comes to rules and regulations regarding voting, the state’s status can best be called archaic.

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