Sentences with phrase «voters access»

The bill is backed by a $ 7 million funding proposal in the proposed $ 168 billion budget to improve voter access as well as same - day voter registration.

When has the conservative side stated it wants to limit voter access?

They also released an accompanying package of bills to address voter access and participation.

The internet has transformed the way in which voters access and receive political information.

He also said at the time that he expected to «take up» many of the ethics reforms, including improving voter access, after the budget.

Miner said voter access needs to be expanded.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman began a statewide inquiry after his office received a record number of complaints about lack of voter access during the April presidential primary.

Attorney General Schneiderman has been a leader in the fight to reform New York's antiquated voting laws, detailing New York's voter access issues in a 2016 report, and introducing legislation to protect and expand voting rights.

Flanagan says he does think it's time for a «discussion» on voter access, and says some items he does support include having a larger font on ballots so they can be more easily read by voters.

New York's restrictive voter access rules came under scrutiny during Tuesday's Presidential primary.

New York's restrictive voter access rules came under scrutiny during Tuesday's presidential primary, and some are saying there's a need for change.

Bills to improve voter access advanced in a New York State Senate committee, but their ultimate passage is uncertain.

The proposed changes include removing barriers to voter access by making it easier to register to vote and helping voters gain access to the ballot itself, made after a lengthy study of the issue by Schneiderman's office.

But the governor has signaled that at least some of them, including strengthening voter access, are on life support.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced a series of what he calls «aggressive actions» to expand voter registration, saying he wants to «help combat low voter participation» amid «troubling» attempts by the federal government that might restrict voter access.

The Democratic Party and the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will sue the state of Arizona over voter access to the polls after the state's presidential primary last month left thousands of residents waiting as long as five hours to vote.

The speaker said these two bills, «will encourage voter access and participation and help create a more informed electorate.»

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.

Calling themselves the «coalition of the shafted,» the groups — including advocates for access to birth control, bail reform and better voter access — stood on the «Million Dollar Staircase» to criticize the direction of the budget talks.

We must do everything in our power to bring New York to the forefront of voter access and enfranchisement.

Bills to improve voter access advanced in a State Senate committee, but their ultimate passage is uncertain.

Voter access In the July 4 Local Voices South, letter writer Paul Breit said he would «oppose all efforts by conservative legislatures to limit voter access to the polls.»

Flanagan said he does think it's time for a «discussion» on voter access, and said some items he does support include having a larger font on ballots so they can be more easily read by voters.

The proposed changes included removing barriers to voter access by making it easier to register to vote and helping voters gain access to the ballot itself, made after a lengthy study of the issue by Schneiderman's office.

Susan Lerner, with the reform group Common Cause, said the voter access improvements like early voting and automatic voter registration actually do have fiscal implications and belong in the budget.

The voter access bills moved through committee in the Assembly but are stalled in the state Senate.

The state Legislature has in the past resisted changes to voter access, and Schneiderman acknowledged that the current laws benefit many incumbents, who may find it easier to win with fewer new voters.

But he said the makeup of the Senate and Assembly is changing and may be more receptive to reforms, especially with all of the national attention that voter access is now receiving.

They want to know you are capable of working for them and it's clear the IDC isn't working for voters — they are working in advancement of their own cause while empowering a group of Republicans who are hostile to immigrants, LGBT causes, transparency, campaign finance reform and voter access.

Samuels said the state constitution could potentially be amended to improve voter access, curb big money in politics and address corruption at the State Capitol.

However, despite the Board of Election's history of mismanagement and incompetency, voter access to the poll is not the leading cause of voter apathy.

Susan Lerner, with Common Cause, says the voter access improvements, like early voting and automatic voter registration actually do have fiscal implications and belong in the budget.

Samuels says the state constitution could potentially be amended to improve voter access, curb big money in politics, and address corruption at the State Capitol.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), says the voter roll purge is just the latest sign of a voter access system in New York that is one of the most restrictive in the nation.

At the time, he said the state's voter access issues are «something that we should be deeply troubled about.»

Cuomo said he encourages the commission to work on other election matters — such as improving voter access to ballots — «rather than focus on debunked theories of voter fraud.»

«The budget is primarily about finances,» said Cuomo, who said at the time that he expected to «take up» many of the ethics reforms, including improving voter access, after the budget.