Opinion: Push to fix democracy in New York, now: We need automatic voter registration, campaign finance reform, early voting and more

Since last Tuesday, we’ve been inundated with maps and charts showing us how the country is split between red and blue, the fault lines deeper than before. But what’s missing…

Assembly Committee Examines Election Administration, Eyes Voting Reforms in 2019

Come January, Democrats will control both houses of the New York state Legislature and the governor’s office, and they have declared that after years of being stymied by state…

Voting in New York poised for overhaul

Voting on the weekend could be coming in 2020 for New Yorkers. An overhaul of the state's election procedures is expected to be one of the consequences of…

This Was No Voting Accident

Here in the West Village, in beautiful downtown Manhattan, Election Day morning was overcast, with an autumn chill and some mist in the air. It was early and I was surprised by …

Editorial: Disrespecting the vote and the voters

Here’s the most important thing to understand about the vote counts and recounts taking place in Georgia and Florida: This is how the process plays out. It’s normal, and necessary. It’s how we do things in America.

Editorial: When voting isn't easy

THE ISSUE: There are too many obstacles to voting, especially in New York.

More Formerly Incarcerated New Yorkers Were Able to Vote This Year, But Barriers Remain

Lymus Rivera brought his whole family to the polls on Election Day. His wife and daughter were there, and his son even brought his grandson along. They took pictures and stood proudly…

It’s Time for a New Voting Rights Act

In early 2011, when new census figures showed that Evergreen, Alabama, a small city midway between Montgomery and Mobile, had grown from 53 to 62 percent black over the previous…

Opinion: Before 2020: Upgrade voting systems, restore Voting Rights Act, end voter suppression

The midterm elections demonstrated the broken machinery and policies of our democracy. Fixing voting should be the top priority of the next Congress.

Opinion: Let the People Vote

The United States finally has the pro-democracy movement that it needs. Last week, ballot initiatives to improve the functioning of democracy fared very well.