New York is closer to becoming the 20th state to adopt an automatic voter registration system. The Democratic-led state Legislature has reached an agreement on legislation that will be considered this week.
Opinion: New Yorkers, Voting Could Get Much Easier for You
New York’s Legislature is meeting virtually, for the most part, this week, tackling unfinished business amid the coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc on the state’s health and its finances.
The Editorial Board: New York must do more to encourage early voting
New York has been a national leader in restraining the spread of the novel coronavirus, but on one of the pandemic’s many offshoots – mail-in voting – the state is threatening to reveal itself as a national disaster.
Opinion: Count every valid ballot: Make every effort to tally legitimately arriving votes, even those lacking postmarks
Four weeks later, as counting absentee ballots from the June 23 primary continues, it’s clear that huge numbers of New Yorkers wanted to exercise their right to vote while staying safe from coronavirus.
New York City Mandated an Absentee Ballot Tracking System; The Board of Elections Never Implemented It
A law passed by the New York City Council in 2016 could have helped prevent some of the many problems plaguing the absentee ballot process from the June 2020 primary elections. But that law was never…
Opinion: Dropping the ballot: Find out how many New Yorkers failed to get their absentee ballots in time, and extend deadlines
Another questionable election makes us insist again that the partisan Board of Elections, a deeply dysfunctional bureaucracy, be junked for professional oversight. Virus or no virus, the Board must be held …
Results not expected for days in tight primaries next week
Some of the most consequential primaries of the 2020 election are on deck next week. But don’t wait up Tuesday night expecting all the results. Voting in Kentucky and New York, …
Capitol Pressroom: Early voting begins this weekend during pandemic
New York’s political schedule has been upended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, early voting kicks off this weekend for the consolidated primary scheduled for June 23rd. Jenn Wilson, Deputy Director of the….
Op-Ed: Barriers reduced for NYC primary voters amid COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into high relief many inequities in our society. But one bright spot is the progress New York has made in recent months reducing barriers for voter participation in our elections…
Opinion: Guaranteeing the right to vote in a COVID-infected New York
Gov. Cuomo recently expanded access to absentee balloting through a series of orders clarifying that the risk of spreading COVID-19 pandemic “illness” permits any June voter to vote by mail. Local boards must …