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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

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Jun 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Want Young People to Vote? Let Them Organize Themselves

‘In our conversations with Gen Z New Yorkers about what keeps them from the polls, they cite three main factors: socioeconomic barriers, a sense of personal or community disenfranchisement, and…

ByMaya Vesneske

ByOlivia Brady 0Comments

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Jun 2020

Government Justice

Officials and Advocates Agree on Plan to Make June 23 Voting More Accessible

While advocates are happy they won this concession, it only applies to the June 23 primary. A lawsuit to make absentee voting in future elections accessible is ongoing.

ByEthan Stark-Miller 1Comment

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Nov 2019

Government

‘What Are Those Questions?’ Hispanic Voters Say They Lacked Information at the Polls

‘I was clear that I would be voting for the Public Advocate and the Queens District Attorney, but I did not know that there would be all these strange questions…

ByEdwin Martínez for El Diario 0Comments

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Sep 2019

Government