Sentences with phrase «reforms like early voting»

«Reforms like early voting and extended registration deadlines will help New Yorkers make their voices heard.»

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.

«That's why I was proud to introduce the New York Votes Act, which will ensure that New Yorkers» voting rights are protected and expanded through common - sense reforms like early voting, automatic and same - day registration, consolidated primaries, and more.»

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.

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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.

As a result, the budget left out major planks of the Democrats» progressive platform, like early voting, the Child Victims Act, criminal justice reforms, and more.

Reformers believe that getting issues like early voting or campaign finance reform passed would require an aggressive public campaign from Cuomo, like the ones he undertook on same - sex marriage and minimum wage.

Democrats in the Senate have repeatedly promised that they would pass measures like early voting and campaign finance reform if their splintered ranks are reunified.

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.

He says new life has been breathed into initiatives like early voting, same day voter registration, ethics legislation and campaign finance reform traditionally blocked by the Republican Senate.

By passing reforms like early and in - person absentee voting we can increase voter participation and enhance our democracy,» said Senator Marisol Alcantara.