Tens of thousands of New Yorkers flooded polling places and waited hours in long lines on Saturday, the first day of early voting, with many saying that they turned out because of concerns that their ballots might not…
Cuomo Administration Insists NY Is Too Broke To Help Fund The "Most Critical" Election Of Our Lives
While the pandemic continues to threaten the safety and livelihoods of New Yorkers, as many as 5 million people may choose to vote absentee in the 2020 presidential election—up from less than the 500,000…
The Editorial Board: Voters will be better off leaving absentee ballots for New Yorkers who truly them
Just under three weeks remain until Election Day, but with absentee voting already underway in New York, the decision-making apparatus is already humming. The worry is that it could start coughing.
Early voting sites in Brooklyn and Queens COVID-19 hot spots will open on time
Early voting sites in Brooklyn and Queens will open on Oct. 24, as scheduled, even if those sites are currently closed as a result of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “Cluster Action Initiative,” officials from the state Board of…
Brooklyn absentee ballot mixup could lead to voter disenfranchisement
The New York City Board of Elections is officially moving ahead with a plan to send new absentee ballot packages to about 100,000 voters in Brooklyn, after a vendor mistake resulted in potentially all of those …
The Attack on Voting in the 2020 Election
On an October morning four years ago, eight young staff members at the Indiana Voter Registration Project in Indianapolis were planning their final steps before a closely contested presidential election.. In recent …
Efforts Launched to Encourage Early Voting and Avoid Absentee Ballot Headaches
As election administrators across the state prepare themselves for a second, larger wave of mass absentee voting this fall, officials and voting advocates are encouraging as many voters as possible to take advantage…
Can the New York City Board of Elections be reformed?
After the New York City Board of Elections admitted that a vendor error left up to 100,000 people with the wrong absentee ballot envelopes, renewed calls have emerged to reexamine and reform the agency to …
Snags in Cuomo’s Bid to Restore Parolees’ Voting Rights
Alejo Rodriguez was released on parole from prison in 2017, having served a 32-year-sentence, without the right to vote—a reality for parolees with felony convictions in New York at the time. That changed when he…
Unemployed New Yorkers can become poll workers without losing benefits: Cuomo
Gov. Cuomo is letting jobless New Yorkers become poll workers for the upcoming election without losing their unemployment benefits. The governor signed an executive order this week allowing people who are…