Early voting is available this November election
The New York State Early Voting Act was approved earlier this year, which means New Yorkers now have more flexibility in when they can vote.
Early Voting Polls are Far From Rural Residents
Heading into New York’s inaugural season for early voting, rural residents will have to drive a long distance. Herkimer County’s only early voting poll site will be at the county office building in Herkimer…
Commission to decide on historic public funding of political campaigns
New Yorkers will soon provide up to $100 million in public financing to help fund candidates’ campaigns, but exactly how the landmark reform legislation will be implemented is up to a special commission.
New York starts Early Voting next month
Election Day is Tuesday, November 5th, but for the first time New Yorkers can vote--in person--before election day. New York is the 38th state to allow early voting.In Onondaga County, all registered voters can…
Open Letter on Problems with Voting Machines By CCoHOPE Indivisible
Dear Governor Cuomo, Speaker Heastie, and Senate President Stewart-Cousins: We are members of CCoHOPE Indivisible, a group of citizens and voters in four northern Westchester communities…
NY approves early voting funding for counties
With just a few months to before Election Day, Anthony Fumarola says he heard murmurs from elections officials concerned about whether the state would follow through on funding for counties to carry out newly…
E-poll books on their way to Erie County for early voting
We are just a couple months away from early voting getting underway for the first time in New York State. And when early voting does start, voters will be able to cast their ballot electronically at more than 30 polls…
Advocates Call For More Early Voting Sites In Suffolk County
Voting rights advocates want more early polling centers with longer hours across Suffolk County. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law in January to permit early voting statewide.
Early voting funds approved for counties after brief delay
State funds earmarked for early voting expenses will flow to the counties as planned following a brief delay that panicked election officials. Concerns about whether the promised $10 million would…
Voting Advocates Want More Early Voting Sites
Voting activists are demanding that the Suffolk County Board of Elections make early voting work better by establishing more polling places. At a press conference Thursday morning in Sayville, activists said…