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Donald Trump, the four-time indicted former president, should be blocked from the 2024 presidential ballots in New York, two Manhattan pols urged the state

Touch-screen voting machines are now permitted across New York after the state elections board voted to allow counties to purchase new systems last week, an update to traditional voter-marked paper ballots. The updates have been met with backlash from some Republican counties in the state. On Monday, Chautauqua County GOP election officials announced that they

The state Board of Elections tentatively approved certifying a controversial touch-screen voting machine, knocking down concerns from a Democratic commissioner and watchdog groups about coding and security issues.

In a 3-1 vote, the ExpressVoteXL machines were certified by the state, but one commissioner predicted lawsuits to follow.

The spectacle at First National Bank Stadium was a carefully choreographed and quite theatrical production. It was reminiscent of the fascist spectacle and aesthetics of Mussolini and Hitler.

New York requires nine days of early voting, but some officials are questioning whether the low turnout is worth the cost

arrow Absentee ballots turned in during early voting, at the Park Slope Armory, October 27, 2020 Mary Altaffer/AP/Shutterstock When Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Yang hit the stump last week talking about support for democracy reforms, including allowing non-citizen permanent residents and 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in municipal elections, he also used the moment to take a swipe at the New York City Board of Elections. He said the agency was “under-resourced” and neede...

Ranked Choice Voting: An Explainer Ahead of NYC Mayoral Primary Melissa Russo A ranked choice ballot Ready or not, ranked choice voting is set to go for New York in the upcoming mayoral primaries — and some believe the city is definitely on the not ready side. Local election officials say that theyre ready, with their systems passing tests and with 92,000 ballots in the mail. Miguelina Camilo, of the NYC Board of Elections, said they feel "confident going into the primary." Bu...

It would be a rare use of the governor's powers.

GOP Challenger Finally Declared Winner In Last Undecided Congressional Race (In NY 22nd)