Sentences with phrase «early voting access»

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«Albany politicians have again missed a major opportunity to improve access to fundamental rights for all New Yorkers by excluding early voting from the final budget.

Indeed, de Blasio's campaign Twitter account pledged a fight for election reform: «We're going to reform NYS» voting access laws, because lack of early voting & same day registration is disenfranchisement, plain and simple,» read a tweet from the account sent out Tuesday morning.

«Laws that would allow for automatic voter registration, early voting, no - excuse absentee voting, and consolidation of primary elections will empower voters and give greater access to the ballot,» she said.

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.

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.

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.

Voter suppression in New York should have ended eight years ago, from the rights of parolees to access to early voting and automatic registration.»

Through the convention process, voters can introduce term limits for lawmakers, require public campaign financing, enable early voting and increase access to absentee ballots — all proposals that will encourage more competitive elections.

Democrats will try to force votes Monday on several bills to ease voter access, including early voting, automatic voter registration and making voter intimidation a crime.

I am also continuing the fight for legislative reforms, including early voting and same - day registration, that increase access to vote for people throughout this state.

Another piece of his agenda that Cuomo has already announced is his «Democracy Project,» which includes several measures to make online political advertisements more transparent; secure elections from cyberattacks, and improve New Yorkers» access to the ballot box through measures like early voting.

The legislation Gov. Cuomo announced would require every county to offer residents access to at least one early voting polling place during the 12 days leading up to Election Day.

Many individuals and groups propose improvements in voting access such as early voting period, same day registration, and even Election Day held on weekend as remedies for the lack of voting participation.

But according to the memo, most remaining staffers will be offered a position in the early voting states or as part of its ballot access effort at a reduced salary.

This appears to mean that HB 32, the ballot access bill that passed the House last year, won't get a vote in the State Senate until May at the earliest.

The governor also said he would «continue the fight for legislative reforms, including early voting and same - day registration, that increase access to vote for people throughout the state.»

«Brooklyn Voters Alliance appreciates Governor Cuomo's support for Early Voting, Automatic Voter Registration and other reforms necessary to increase access to our fundamental right to vote.

How about moving deadlines for registering to vote and for changing parties closer to election dates, automatically registering eligible voters when they do business with state agencies, early voting, and making candidates» access to ballots easier?

Though the governor has taken steps like expanding access to voter registration forms, his proposals to enact automatic registration and early voting that have passed the Democratically controlled Assembly haven't gained traction in the Republican - led Senate.

Today the charter school movement achieved an important win: the State Board of Education voted to give qualifying charter schools earlier access to the recent increase for Permanent School Fund bond guarantee program.

Millions of children in California will have greater access to bilingual education after nearly three - quarters of voters said yes to Proposition 58 in early voting, a race called late Tuesday by the Associated Press.

Amid cries from opponents of «shame on you» and «gutless cowards,» the Township High School District 211 school board voted early Thursday to give a transgender student access to the girls» locker room, settling a case that thrust the district into the national spotlight and caused deep divisions in the community.

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«The bipartisan votes in the Senate Appropriations Committee to support measures expanding women's access to health care are welcome signs of progress — especially after the House Appropriations Committee's largely partisan attacks on women's health earlier this week.