Early voting questions linger
For the first time come November, New York State residents won’t have to wait until Election Day to vote. Instead, they’ll be able to cast ballots at special polling places…
Democrats push for more early voting sites in Nassau County
State and local Democrats called on Republicans at the Nassau County Board of Elections on Sunday to establish more early voting locations after Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently approved a series of…
Rally blasts Cuomo’s ‘activist tax’ proposal
In New York State, the threshold for money spent on lobbying elected officials that requires disclosure is $5,000. It had been increased from $2,000 in 2006, a reform sought by good government groups.
Local officials push back against ‘crushing’ mandates
Oswego County representatives are rebelling against the constant burden of state-imposed unfunded mandates. Long a target of scorn of local elected officials, unfunded mandates…
Activists call for state to fund early voting
With the state budget due on April 1, a coalition of good government groups and community organizations is calling for changes to make voting easier.
Legislature approves tweaks to make ballots easier to read
Election information crammed onto your ballot in tiny font should soon become a thing of the past in New York.
Broome County wants your input on early voting sites
The Broome County Board of Elections wants to know where you want early voting locations to be. The board has launched a survey asking residents whether they plan to vote early and where they would like to see....
State senate approves E-poll books at voting sites
Voters could be signing their names electronically when they show up at their polling place to vote on Election Day if a bill passed by the state Senate eventually becomes law.
Nassau Dems at odds with Republicans over number of early polling places
New state legislation authorizing early in-person voting this fall has Democrats and Republicans at odds over the number of polling places to open during the 10 days before the election.
New York early voting must be funded
On Jan. 24, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law several pieces of legislation that will improve accessibility to voting for all citizens in New York. One new law of local concern is the law mandating early voting.