Opinion: Why Does No One Vote in Local Elections?
America is facing a crisis on which, for once, Democrats and Republicans can agree: low voter turnout in local elections.
The Exclusionary History of Voter Registration Dates to 1800
When George Washington was elected as the first U.S. president in 1789, he won with a landslide, securing 69 out of 69 available electoral votes.
Is the Assault on Voting Rights Getting Worse, or Are We Just Noticing It More?
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump threatened prosecutions against nonexistent voter fraud, a message likely aimed at intimidating voters and stopping some from voting.
HOW THE GUTTING OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT LED TO HUNDREDS OF CLOSED POLLS
In 2013, the Supreme Court gutted the core of one of the crowning achievements of the civil rights movement: the Voting Rights Act.
Opinion: Voting Should Be Easy. Why Isn’t It?
Election Day is less than three weeks away. Are you registered to vote? If not, you may still have a chance. Or you may be out of luck.
Voting access becomes flashpoint in midterms just weeks away from Election Day
Clashes over voting rights in two states this past week have renewed focus on the issue less than four weeks from the midterm elections.
Editorial: Put an end to voter fatigue
It’s election day today. Again. At least for some of us. For residents of the Ballston Spa and Guilderland school districts, Tuesday’s election is on whether to support multi-million-dollar capital projects.
Opinion: To increase voter turnout, bring elections online
New York City and New York state both suffer from very low voter turnout rates. New York’s congressional primary this year saw just 11 percent of eligible primary voters participating.
Is this the election that kills fusion voting in New York?
As New York lumbers out of its double primary season and rolls into a general election that’s being closely watched for its potential to give…
Unpacking the Before and After of Voter Suppression
ATTORNEYS LAVERNE BERRY and Steve Miller have volunteered in each of the last three presidential elections. In 2008, 2012, and 2016 they joined a national effort…