Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
With the 2020 elections coming up in four weeks, there is considerable concern about how ballots will be cast and tallied. Initiatives by Governor Andrew Cuomo will allow New York residents to choose between three options for casting a ballot: early in-person voting before election day; in-person voting the day […]
On February 20, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed two pieces of legislation that will increase ballot access for candidates planning to run for public office in 2019. Earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved a bill that will unify the state, local, and federal (non-presidential) elections to a single […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo shouldn’t be proud of his 2018 Democratic Party Primary win. Out of 5,621,822 registered active potential Democrats, only 975,552 voted him, while 511,585 voted for Cynthia Nixon and 4,134,685 who voted for “None of the Above” by staying home. In reality, when you add up the combined […]
Thursday’s primary election saw the defeat of six former Independent Democratic Conference members. These senators often conferenced with Republicans and shared in the control of the house, co-chairing committees and writing legislation with Republican colleagues. The group officially dissolved on April 16, 2018, but they could not withstand a concerted […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has defeated insurgent challenger Cynthia Nixon in Thursday’s primary election to claim the Democratic nomination for governor in New York. A total of 1.51 million Democrats voted in the New York State primary elections. Nearly 65 percent of them voted for Cuomo. He easily defeated Nixon with […]
Following the announcement of several election-related reform proposals last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pledging approximately $7 million in state funding towards his goal of instituting early voting. The trio of proposals — which Gov. Cuomo outlined in his annual state of the state address— include the introduction of early […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a series of executive actions designed to expand voter registration in New York. Executive Order #169 directs state agencies to make voter registration forms available and to offer assistance filling them out. Under state and federal law, voter registration forms are available at the Department of […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo has vowed to protect New Yorkers’ voting data by withholding it from President Trump’s controversial election commission, joining 44 other states and the District of Columbia in partially or entirely denying the blanket request sent out on June 28. “The electoral process is sacred and New York […]