Analysis: Reforming New York Government: It’s Time for Automatic Voter Registration
For those people keeping track of the health of our participatory democracy, last month’s midterm elections received a relatively good checkup. Voter turnout was the highest in 26 midterm cycles—in other words, since 1914.
Lawmakers pledge voting reform in the new year
Proponents of election reform in central New York are urging lawmakers to take action on the issue when they go back to Albany in January.
Opinion: Albany: Put New York’s Needs Before Your Own
After winning a $50,000 raise and becoming the highest-paid state legislators in the country, lawmakers in New York, one might think, would turn their focus to the people’s work.
OUR VIEW: Some Cuomo ideas may not yet be known
New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo keeps ruling out a run for the presidency in 2020, but you’d never know it to listen to him. In a Monday address at Hunter College’s Roosevelt House outlining an ambitious 2019 agenda…
Voters react to Cuomo's proposed election changes
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's goals for the new year include making it easier for New Yorkers to head to the polls and encouraging more people to exercise their right to vote.
Why Deep Blue New York Is ‘Voter Suppression Land’
In 2016, when the governor of Ohio was asked why he had signed a bill to limit early voting, he had a simple retort: He pointed to another state that had no early voting at all.
Editorial: Reforms boost democracy
THE ISSUE: Gov. Cuomo's aggressive legislative agenda includes some positive changes to state laws that regulate voting.
THE STAKES: The updates are long overdue and will undoubtedly improve voter participation.
N.Y. Today: Our Maddening Election Laws May Finally Change
New Yorkers have a well-earned skepticism toward politicians’ promises. (Remember how long it took to build the Second Avenue subway?) So when Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Monday that he wanted the state’s byzantine election laws revamped and (gasp!) made more voter-friendly, there was applause — and apprehension.
Cuomo's Call for an Election Day Holiday Surprises Even Voting Reform Advocates
If they didn't know already, the breakdowns on Election Day reminded voters that New York has some of the most antiquated voting laws and processes in the country. From a lack of early voting to…
Why New York may make Election Day a state holiday
Gov. Andrew Cuomo included the idea Monday in a lengthy list of agenda items for 2019, saying that a state holiday should be part of a series of election reforms New York considers…