Rensselaer County officials say they will share voter roll information with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This comes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the “Green Light Bill” into law, which allows…
Tompkins County set to purchase equipment for new early voting period
The Tompkins County Legislature is set to approve about $250,000 in equipment purchases at Tuesday's meeting to help implement early voting across Tompkins County. The state is kicking in about $79,000…
What you should know about early voting in Cayuga County
It's the most significant election reform achieved this year, and it will give New Yorkers more time to vote. In January, New York became the 38th state to allow early voting.
Power & Politics: Early voting
For the first time, New York state voters will get to utilize early voting. Stone Grissom talks to Nassau Democratic David Gugerty and John Ryan, counsel to Nassau Republican Election Commissioner Louis …
A Bill in NY Could Change How Affidavit Ballots are Counted. It's Unclear if it Would Apply to the Queens DA Recount
While a full recount in the Queens district attorney Democratic primary is about to get underway, there are two types of ballots that have already been the result of intense scrutiny: affidavits and absentees.
Opinion: One Lesson From the Katz-Cabán Recount
New York, long home to some of the more arcane, incumbent-protecting election laws in the country, has made rapid progress in bolstering the right to vote. In recent months, the State Legislature enacted early…
Editorial: If you vote, it should count
THE ISSUE: A race in Queens comes down to just 20 votes after several thousand ballots were tossed.
THE STAKES: Elections must be about counting every truly legitimate vote, not about arcane rules.
Automatic voter registration bill's glitch debated
A bill to allow automatic voter registration in New York failed in the final days of the legislative session, after a mistake in the language would have inadvertently allowed undocumented immigrants to vote.
WESTCHESTER PREPARES FOR EARLY VOTING
We recently received a letter to the editor from one of our readers regarding early voting, which recently passed the State Legislature and was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as part of a package of…
Onondaga County getting ready to switch to electronic pollbooks
When voters walk into a polling place for Tuesday’s primary election, they’ll use the old polling books. However, it’s the last time voters n Onondaga County will see them because come November, we’re…