More Than 49,000 Parolees Have Had Voting Rights Restored Under Cuomo’s Executive Order
More than 49,000 people on parole in New York had their voting rights restored under a conditional pardon order, signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, in the year-and-a-half since it’s been in effect.
Sixteen and Seventeen Year Olds Allowed to Pre-Register to Vote Starting January 1st
Sixteen and seventeen year old voters will legally pre-register to vote in New York State starting Jan. 1, 2020 due to voter enfranchisement laws passed in 2019 by the New York State Legislature and signed into law by…
City Proposes 2020 Early Voting Sites That Spare The Children
City Hall officials on Tuesday presented a slate of 53 sites available for early voting next year to the New York City Board of Elections (BOE) -- and this time there were no schools listed.
Let locked-up people vote: Prisoners are still citizens and should be able to exert their civic rights
The Constitution does not guarantee all citizens the right to vote. Rather, the right to vote is implied through a patchwork of amendments that restrict how voting rights may be limited.
Cuomo Signs Absentee Voting Bills
Two bills meant to streamline the absentee voting process in New York were approved on Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Opinion: New York Needs to Make Young Voters a Priority - Here’s How
2018 was an historic year for youth voter turnout across the country. Just not in New York. Nationwide, 31% of young voters (ages 18-29) made it to the polls. In New York, that number was about 16.4%, the second-worst…
Lawmakers will look at impact and rollout of New York’s first ever early voting period ahead of 2020 races
New York’s early voting experiment will be the focus of a legislative hearing next week. Lawmakers from both the Senate and Assembly will hear testimony from election officials and advocates offering up analysis on…
Recent elections highlight need to expand voting rights to incarcerated: Reader view
I work directly with families who have a loved one incarcerated in a prison or jail. And on this past Election Day, I had the joy of witnessing a 9-year-old girl proudly accompany her daddy, who had been incarcerated,…
Early voting in Tompkins County shows strong returns in debut year
The first year of early voting in New York State seems to have resonated with local voters, as over 1,400 people took advantage of the extra days to submit their votes according to the Tompkins County…
Inquiring Photographer: Early Voting in New York City
This week we asked readers their thoughts on early voting, allowing them several days to cast a ballot ahead of Election Day.