All a person released from prison and parole needs to do to restore their right to vote in New York State is complete and sign a voter registration form.
Right now, New York prevents prisoners and parolees from voting. Civil rights watchdogs say the system is so confusing it deprives legally eligible people from actually casting ballots.
The project in question is one that was initially abandoned after the Superfund project was declared, but is now underway under different leadership.
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