Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
The New York State Senate Democratic Conference is sponsoring a package of bills to simplify the voter registration process for primary, general and special elections after releasing their own report researching low voter turnout. The Senate Democratic report, “Why Don’t More New Yorkers Vote? A Snapshot Identifying Low Voter Turnout,” […]
Assistant Speaker Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, introduced new legislation (A.10230) that would give New York state taxpayers the option to register to vote when submitting their tax returns. The legislation would also create additional security in elections by only allowing potential voters to register with the proper identification needed to file […]
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 […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Democratic Committee are launching a series of voter registration drives across the state this summer in response to proposed changes to the nation’s health care laws. Democrats across the nation, and in New York, have deemed the Better Care Reconciliation Act as […]