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Elections poll site locator by clicking here.
Voters can find out where to vote using the NYC Board of
Elections poll site locator by clicking here.
Not exact matches
Allies of convicted felon and former state senator Hiram Monserrate, who is now running for the NYC Council, say they will file a lawsuit against NYC Board of
Elections for moving
polling sites from his stronghold in LeFrak City in Queens.
Residents of LeFrak City in Queens are suing the NYC Board of
Elections, saying their right to vote is being denied by the board moving a
polling site away from the hotbed of support for convicted felon and NYC Council candidate Hiram Monserrate.
The Cuomo administration is also proposing $ 7 million in the upcoming budget so that every New York county can have at least one
poll site open 12 days before an
election.
The funds would be used to set up at least one
polling site in every county 12 days before
Election Day so that voters can have several weekdays and two full weekends before
elections to cast their ballot early.
In recent
elections, there were instances when newly registered voters were told by
poll workers they «accidentally» showed up at the wrong
poll site and were redirected (sometimes across town).
That's when a candidate, a political party, or consulting firm organize and send experienced campaigners down to the
poll sites on
election day, typically to make sure the opposition is playing by the rules.
Mayor Bloomberg, who is a veteran critic of the city Board of
Elections (whose politically - connected leaders routinely accuse him of trying to starve them out of existence), was not shy about sharing his less - than - charitable thoughts about reports of widespread problems at
polling sites throughout the five boroughs.
Residents vote at the
polling sites they use for the general
elections.
That would include making «systemic changes» based on recommendations from an outside consultant and publicly posting all job vacancies, improving
poll worker staffing with better pay and better training, and communicating more clearly with voters about
poll sites,
election days and registration statuses.
On
Election Day in November, dozens of activists from the group #CLOSErikers protested outside of the mayor's
polling site at the Park Slope library.
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The state would mandate that the
polling sites be open for a 12 - day period before
Election Day.
To keep a close liaison and coordination with state security elements for the activities — the use of armed escort as much as possible and maintaining strong security training and awareness for the personnel; careful selection of all
election related
sites and the maintenance of security for
polling staff, electoral materials and equipment and situational awareness through a well - developed public information strategy to support
election operation and ensure timely distribution of security information / advisories; identify hotspots (fragile security locations) in coordination with the Security Agencies and the most likely threats in each constituency and provide a clear order of priority for concerted efforts to be made to mitigate and manage these concerns and to allow resources to be targeted for maximum effect.
I have also worked with the Board of
Elections to find
polling sites that are accessible to people with disabilities in my Assembly District.
At some Harlem
polling sites, there was tepid turnout among voters,
site coordinators said, but also said that is to be expected in Congressional primary
elections.
Last night, when the
polling sites closed at 9 p.m.,
polling officials gave their primary
election results to the police, who then publically disclosed the information.
«A lot of people didn't want to go to their new
poll site and names weren't found in the book, but I made it a point during my campaign to inform people of their new
poll site to the best of my ability even though we didn't get the new list until 4 days before the
election.»
the early voting legislation proposed by the governor will require every county to offer residents access to at least one early voting
poll site during the 12 days leading up to
Election Day.
The Journal News, of Westchester County, reported on its Web
site that a
polling station in Hartsdale opened about two hours late because
election workers couldn't get access to locked - up ballots.
According to Carroll, the early voting legislation proposed by the governor will require every county to offer residents access to at least one early voting
poll site during the 12 days leading up to
Election Day.
Counties must have one early voting
poll site for every 50,000 residents and the bipartisan County Boards of
Elections will determine the specific location of early voting
polling places, subject to standards of accessibility and convenience.
Only the residents of
election District 10 will continue to vote at the school, while others will now have to go to either the middle school or the community center, which will serve as a
polling site for the first time.
The proposal would require each county to set up at least one early voting
poll site during the 12 days leading up to
Election Day.
A survey of 156 of the city's more than 1,000
poll sites during last year's
elections found 90 percent with serious problems — including poorly trained staff who routinely bungled ballots, according to a scathing audit released Friday.
Stringer's auditors identified problems at 141 of the 156
polling sites they examined during last year's general
election and federal and local primaries.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D - Manhattan) also announced the results of the Council's
Election Day survey Tuesday, in which nearly 1,200 city residents from 300 different
polling sites across the city participated and a third reported problems with the ballot design and small font size.
The legislation will require every county to offer residents access to at least one early voting
poll site during the 12 days leading up to
Election Day.
-- Creation of an early voting period: 35 states offer some form of early voting, generally 1 - 2 weeks before
Election Day at a selected number of «super
poll sites.»
State Board of
Elections spokesman John Conklin said the separate ballots will likely be available at two different spots at the same
polling site.
Polls open at 6 a.m. Check your local Board of Elections for poll site details, and tune in to TWC News after polls close at 9 p.m. for race res
Polls open at 6 a.m. Check your local Board of
Elections for
poll site details, and tune in to TWC News after
polls close at 9 p.m. for race res
polls close at 9 p.m. for race results.
Donald Trump's talk of a rigged
election and calls for supporters to turn out in droves to monitor
polling sites has stirred increasing fears of intimidation of minorities inside
polling places, where their qualifications to vote could be challenged, or outside, where they would face illegal electioneering.
Amid widespread reporters of voter disenfranchisement and
poll site problems, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer announced he will audit the operations and management of the NYC Board oF
Elections.
Not long after
polls opened, Aadahl said he began to get word that
poll workers at one New Paltz voting
site were denying affidavit ballots to those who requested them on orders from
elections board officials.
«This one was a little difficult,» said Ulster County Board of
Elections Commissioner Tom Turco, who spent much of last Tuesday, April 19 fielding phone calls and traveling between
polling sites trying to sort out the confusion.
On
Election Day, police were called to at least two
polling sites in St. Lawrence County following «overzealous electioneering» by supporters of Hoffman.
To report problems at a
polling site, voters can contact the Board of
Elections or the U.S. Department of Justice, Voters Section at 800-253-3931 or e-mail
[email protected].
New York's political clubs represent the some of the most grassroots elements of local politics, and members typically try to influence
elections by distributing voter cards at
poll sites, and through mailings that advertise their endorsements for offices ranging from local district leaders to the Commander - in - Chief.
The NYC Council voted to require the Board of
Elections to send voters texts and e-mails telling them when their poll sites change and reminding them of upcoming elections, and also to set up a website and mobile app to let voters check their registration and party affiliation, and change information like their
Elections to send voters texts and e-mails telling them when their
poll sites change and reminding them of upcoming
elections, and also to set up a website and mobile app to let voters check their registration and party affiliation, and change information like their
elections, and also to set up a website and mobile app to let voters check their registration and party affiliation, and change information like their address.
At 11 a.m., NYC Councilman Dan Garodnick, League of Women Voters of the CUNY President Catherine Grey and advocates urge the city Board of
Elections to post a notice outside former
poll sites alerting voters to where their voting location has moved, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
Ryan added that the Board of
Elections website has sample ballots so voters can take a closer look before heading to the
polls, and there are also poster - size printouts of the ballot at
polling sites.
The proposal also calls for
polling sites to be open 12 days before the
election.
Allies of convicted felon Hiram Monserrate say they will file a lawsuit against the city's Board of
Elections for moving
polling sites from his stronghold in LeFrak City in Queens.
To report problems at a
polling site, voters can contact the Board of
Elections or the U.S. Department of Justice, Voters Section at 800-253-3931 FREE or e-mail
[email protected].
On Friday, Espaillat asked the Department of Justice to monitor the June 28 congressional primary here, citing frequent changes in
polling sites in Upper Manhattan, and a purge of registered voters — many of them Hispanic — in April's presidential primary voting by the New York City Board of
Elections, which has apologized for the error.
«We encourage all voters to visit our
poll site locator to find their
poll site, confirm their (
election district and Assembly district) and view their sample ballot prior to Election Day,» said BOE spokeswoman Valerie
election district and Assembly district) and view their sample ballot prior to
Election Day,» said BOE spokeswoman Valerie
Election Day,» said BOE spokeswoman Valerie Vazquez.
On Tues., Nov. 5th,
Election Day, a group from the New York State Youth Leadership Council (NYSYLC) held a mock election outside the CUNY Graduate Center, a polling site located near Governor Cuomo's midtown Manhattan
Election Day, a group from the New York State Youth Leadership Council (NYSYLC) held a mock
election outside the CUNY Graduate Center, a polling site located near Governor Cuomo's midtown Manhattan
election outside the CUNY Graduate Center, a
polling site located near Governor Cuomo's midtown Manhattan office.
New Yorkers faced long, crawling lines at their local
polling sites Tuesday morning, some waiting more than an hour to cast their ballot in the 2016 presidential
election.
Problems at
poll sites are nothing new, but New York is way behind many other states in enacting basic
election reforms that could increase turnout and reduce errors.