Election board’s partisan make-up is grounded in state constitution
More than a month after polls closed in the Democratic primary for Queens district attorney, the result of the full manual recount will be certified Monday afternoon during a special meeting at the Board of Elections…
Civil Rights Groups Sue To Block New York County From Sharing Voter Data With ICE
Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on Friday to block an upstate New York county from sharing voter registration data with immigration enforcement officials. The suit comes a little over a week after officials in…
Troy presses to have early voting site
The Rensselaer County Legislature’s Democratic minority is introducing legislation in August to have the county Board of Elections open an early voting site in Troy in addition to the ones planned for Brunswick and…
Onondaga County Board of Elections Demonstrates New Electronic Poll Books
The Onondaga County Board of Elections Commissioners chose KNOWiNK in partnership with Dominion Voting Systems as their vendor for the planned full conversion to electronic poll books in the 2019 General…
Early voting in New York will cost Erie County millions
Earlier this year, when Albany approved early voting in New York State with bipartisan support, the hope was that this would increase turnout. But as we're learning now from the Erie County Board of Elections there are…
Rensselaer County Officials Plan to Give Voter Info to ICE
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.