On the Monday after Thanksgiving, Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza welcomed a civil rights icon to the New-York Historical Society for a workshop about…
Federal Judge Orders Names Of ‘Inactive’ New York Voters To Be At Poll Sites
The New York State Board of Elections is violating the Constitution and federal election law when it designates certain registered voters as “inactive” and keeps those names out of its poll books…
New York Wants to Make It Easier to Register to Vote
New York state just took a major step toward ensuring that all eligible citizens can exercise their right to vote. On Thursday, the state Senate passed a bill that would automatically register eligible voters…
State Senate passes Automatic Voter Registration
The New York State Senate passed Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) on Thursday, making it easier for New Yorkers to register to vote. The new measure will make registering to vote…
New York Democrats again push automatic voter registration bill
State Senate Democrats are again pushing to automatically register citizens to vote. In its second year of an all-blue state government, the Senate majority used its first full day of the 2020 legislative session on…
New York Senate passes automatic voter registration bill
New York Senate Democrats on Thursday passed legislation that would automatically register people to vote when they interact with certain state government agencies. The bill, sponsored by…
New York Senate approves automatic voter registration bill
New York’s state Senate on Wednesday approved an automatic voter registration bill, sending the legislation to the full state assembly.
State Senate Set to Move Automatic Registration Amid Early 2020 Voting Package
State lawmakers are poised to make a second attempt at launching the process to legalize automatic voter registration for eligible New Yorkers who interact with certain government agencies.
Let NY Vote Celebrates as NYS Senate Passes Automatic Voter Registration
Today, the New York State Senate passed Automatic Voter Registration (AVR): a process that would register or pre-register eligible New Yorkers to vote when they interact with a government agency…
New York Dems will make expanding voting rights — including automatic registration — first order of business
New York Democrats will make expanding voting rights their first order of business upon returning to the state Capitol this week. Senate Democrats, emboldened as they enter their second consecutive year…