Sentences with phrase «poll books»

He said additional reforms like automatic voter registration, same - day registration and use of electronic poll books would help to increase participation.

Using the digital version instead of the traditional paper poll books can help reduce delays and errors, the good government groups said.

But there is one challenge to implementing early voting and using electronic poll books — the costs.

Schneiderman is advising boards of election around the state to provide affidavit ballots at next Tuesday's congressional primary to voters whose names may not appear in poll books.

Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny holds a printed polling book.

Mr. Ryan explained that this is the first year the Board of Elections is using alphabetically organized «alpha tab» style poll books, which make it easier for voters to find their name and signature, but have the drawback of being organized by hand.

If voters go to the wrong polling place, Czarny says electronic poll books make it easier to direct voters to the proper polling location.

[23] It is not clear whether poll book records were investigated to determine whether the records of voting represented impersonated signatures or clerical errors.

The most complaints came from Brooklyn, where entire sections of poll books listing the names of eligible voters were reported missing, according to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Council staff members took note of issues at the poll sites — for example, whether voters» names properly appeared in poll books, whether poll sites had enough supplies including privacy folders and provisional ballots, and whether voters faced lengthy wait times.

The coalition's push for electronic poll books and ballot on demand systems is based on the success of a pilot program in Onondaga County.

«Greener of course, because we won't be printing poll books three or four times a year, and also it's going to be better access for the voters.»

Expanding early voting, simplifying the ballot & modernizing the registration process including electronic poll books are some of the ways we can accomplish this goal, and I want to thank the Vote Better NY coalition for presenting their vision here today.»

The New York Voters Coalition said the state should provide $ 5 million to help counties implement early voting and an additional $ 2 million for the development of electronic poll books and ballot on demand systems.

The mayor called on the state Legislature to pass broad voting and election reforms, including same - day voter registration, early voting, «no excuse» absentee voting, electronic poll books, consolidation of primary elections, reformatting ballots to make them more user - friendly, and pre-registration of 16 - and 17 - year - olds.

The New York Voters Coalition says the state should provide $ 5 million to help counties cover the costs of early voting systems and $ 2 million to develop electronic poll books.

«We look every absentee up in the poll books to make sure they didn't vote on Election Day,» Bacon said.

Besides calling the hotline to learn if they had contested primaries in their jurisdiction, voters also called to complain that their names could not be found in the poll books.

Bronx Councilman Fernando Cabrera said he arrived at his polling site today to cast a vote for himself in his race challenging State Senator Gustavo Rivera — only to find his name was not in the poll book.

The Board of Elections confirmed that there was an error in the composition of three poll books in the Bronx, one in Manhattan and one in Queens — though it reported it was speedily replacing them.

Dustin Czarny, a commissioner overseeing the Onondaga County Board of Elections, said the electronic poll books were used at eight large polling sites in the county to help reduce the waiting time for voters.

While we agree that state agencies should take a more active role in voter registration, we would prefer to see an executive order that enacts early voting, alters registration deadlines, or allows for electronic poll books.

But the group notes Cuomo's order comes after the Legislature failed to take up measures that would make it easier to register and to vote in New York, including early voting and electronic poll books.

Poll workers must offer affidavit ballots to voters who believe they are registered, even if they do not appear in poll books,» said Schneiderman.

As elsewhere nationwide, voting has traditionally involved citizens coming to the polls and signing a poll book.

Electronic poll books would change that first step, with voters» names stored in a laptop - like device, using a signature pad to sign in.

Onondaga County is experimenting this Election Day with electronic poll books.

«If we ever go to a county - wide electronic poll book, you would see an initial cost investment for any individual county doing this, but long - term savings,» Czarny said.

Nov. 2004: Three people at the polls in Westchester County, NY, were given provisional ballots (in New York, «affidavit ballots») in the general election because someone had allegedly signed the poll books in their place.

Initiatives like automatic voter registration, electronic poll books, flexibility to change parties, and parolee voting rights are pivotal upgrades to our current system of elections administration that can not be ignored.

There is some hope for electronic poll books, but even agreement on instituting that fairly minor advancement, which holds the promise of reducing lines at polling places, appears elusive.

The ID request came up, the commissioners said, when election inspectors asked for the paperwork to locate the voter's information in the poll books.

«It's long past time for the state to make voting more convenient for New Yorkers through early voting, automatic registration and electronic poll books.

«I was told that my name was not in the poll book, meaning I was not registered to vote and therefore could not vote in the election,» Harmon said in a court declaration.