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‘During the three months we set up shop in Harlem every Saturday, we encountered scores of people who thought that because they had a felony conviction and/or they were on…

BySoffiyah Elijah 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Government Opinion

Opinion: NY Must Contend with its System of ‘Passive’ Voter Suppression

‘Research has found that as many as 50 percent of formerly incarcerated New Yorkers who are re-enfranchised mistakenly think that they remain ineligible to vote.’

ByIvelisse Gilestra 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Government Podcasts

Voting Problems: What NYers Actually Need to Worry About

The only thing worse than a serious illness is a bad diagnosis. And that is what President Trump has offered in his size-up of the U.S. voting system.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

08

Oct 2020

Government

Two Days Left to Register to Vote!

New York State’s voter registration deadline for the 2020 election is Friday, October 9.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

30

Sep 2020

Government

No ‘Fraud’ in Maloney’s Primary Race, But Concerns About Trump’s Postal Service

There was—and continues to be—concern that delays by election boards and postal service failures could lead to mail-in ballots being omitted from the final tally of votes.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Government Justice

Snags in Cuomo’s Bid to Restore Parolees’ Voting Rights

Under conditional pardons the governor began issuing in 2018, more than 60,000 people on parole had their voting rights restored. But only a few thousand have registered to vote, and…

ByRoshan Abraham 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Government Health

COVID Saps Efforts to Increase Voter Registration

Growth in the voter list is running at half the 2016 pace.

ByRoshan Abraham 0Comments

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Aug 2020

Government

Does NYC Need Drop-Boxes to Survive Election 2020?

Following a chaotic June 23 primary count in which more than 84,000 mail-in ballots were invalidated, some lawmakers are pushing for new options for voters who want to avoid polling…

ByRoshan Abraham 3Comments

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Aug 2020

Opinion

Opinion: New York Needs Its Own Voting Rights Act

‘We have the opportunity to protect our democracy by passing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York.’

ByTimothy Hunter 1Comment

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Jun 2020

Government Justice

New York’s New Accessible Absentee Ballots Aren’t Accessible Enough, Voters Say

New Yorkers with disabilities had mixed reactions to the accessible absentee ballot option that the state Board of Elections (BOE) implemented for the June 23 primary.

ByEthan Stark-Miller 1Comment

Opinion: Making Sure Formerly Incarcerated New Yorkers Know Their Voting Rights

Opinion: NY Must Contend with its System of ‘Passive’ Voter Suppression

Voting Problems: What NYers Actually Need to Worry About

Two Days Left to Register to Vote!

No ‘Fraud’ in Maloney’s Primary Race, But Concerns About Trump’s Postal Service

Snags in Cuomo’s Bid to Restore Parolees’ Voting Rights

COVID Saps Efforts to Increase Voter Registration

Does NYC Need Drop-Boxes to Survive Election 2020?

Opinion: New York Needs Its Own Voting Rights Act

New York’s New Accessible Absentee Ballots Aren’t Accessible Enough, Voters Say

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