Sentences with phrase «early voting states like»

I'll be interested to see how voting patterns worked in early voting states like mine.

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Under the banner of «Advancing the Democracy Agenda,» the governor's 14 - point plan lays out a familiar suite of reforms, including ethics proposals that «close the LLC loophole» in political spending, procurement reform that would more closely monitor how state contracts are awarded and voting reforms like same - day voter registration and early voting.

Changes like early voting, no - excuse absentee voting, or same day registration to make it easier for people to vote are commonplace in other states, but are resisted in New York.

Their agenda includes electoral reforms like early voting, a strengthening of the state abortion laws, creation of a single - payer health care system, criminal justice changes like an end to cash bail, passage of the Child Victims Act, enactment of pro-immigration measures like creation of a state DREAM Act and the issuance of drivers» licenses to undocumented immigrants.

We know from states that have already implemented early voting that communities like mine, with a larger percentage of low income individuals, are among those most impacted by early voting.

Our state's lack of early voting, makes it challenging for voters like me, juggling college and work schedules, to cast a ballot.

De Blasio, a Democrat running for reelection this year, has called for reforms like early voting and same - day voter registration that have stalled in the state capital.

In January, Cuomo outlined the «Democracy Project» as part of his 2017 State of the State agenda, and included its widely prized measures like early voting, same - day voter registration, and an enhanced form of automatic voter registration in one of his budget bills.

«Far from the progressive symbol the Governor likes to tout, we are out of step with 34 other states that have some form of early voting, and nowhere near California which also has Automatic Voter Registration,» Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause NY, told

«Far from the progressive symbol the Governor likes to tout, we are out of step with 34 other states that have some form of early voting, and nowhere near California which also has Automatic Voter Registration,» Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause NY, told Gotham Gazette in March.

Some may say this is optimistic to have a budget voted on so early in a deadline - driven place like the state Capitol.

We need real voting reforms: automatic and pre-voter registration, early voting, a constitutional amendment to allow same - day voter registration and mail - in voting, and enough funding, training and reforms to the state and county boards of elections to stop screw - ups like the massive Brooklyn voter purge.

That campaign kick - off started Mr Trump's steady rise to the top of the Republican presidential pack among Republican voters nationally and in key early - voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire.

37 states already have some form of early voting, and we urge Senate Republicans like Senator Akshar to heed New Yorkers» call and pass early voting in this year's budget.»