The Empire State ranked 48th out of 50 states in 2014 with a participation level of just 29%, due in part to Election-Day-only voting and tough absentee ballot rules. “In a state where you have a plurality of Democratic voters, Republicans never want to make it easier to vote,” said Sen. Diane Savino (D-SI/Bkln). “And Democrats have basically been willing to look the other way. We could do it if the political will was there.”
New York’s lack of early voting may hurt turnout (NYP)
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McCain Lawsuit When He Was Knock Off the NY Ballot by Bush in Federal Court Reformed the Petitioning Process Albany Never Has Reform the Election Law and de Blasio Proposition 1 Would Only Deliver More $$ to His Lobbyists
Special Election and the Election Law, Run Offs
