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New York’s early voting option started up last weekend and will go through this coming Sunday. The General Election will follow on Tuesday, November 7th. The 2023 election is not a “high-visibility election”; most of the races are for offices at the local government level. Of course, those elections matter. Local races include seats on town and city councils, county legislatures, candidates for mayor, town supervisor, town clerk, town justice, and highway superintendent. Often the decisions made by these individuals have a more direct impact on voters’ lives than those made in Albany or even Washington. These elections can often be decided by a small number of voters, so every ballot cast is important.
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A record number of vote-by-mail ballots requested for the municipal election
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Voting by mail is already underway for the September 12th preliminary election
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City Council President Lederman plans to file legislation
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Last week, the New York Conservative and Republican parties filed a court challenge to the way New York’s absentee ballot system works. Under the New York Constitution, voters can request an absentee ballot if they are.
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Secretary of State Jim Condos outlined what voters can expect if they plan to vote in person, plus options for early voters who haven’t returned their ballots yet.
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Last month, an anemic voter turnout propelled Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul and Republican Congressmember Lee Zeldin to resounding victories over their primary opponents. A win is a win, but last week some county boards of elections were reported to be griping over the cost of early voting. Their argument was that the costs of running the early voting system greatly outweighed the benefits to voters.
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The New York State Attorney General’s Office is suing the Rensselaer County Board of Elections over its early voting program.The Office of Attorney…
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The New York State Attorney General’s Office is among those asking the Rensselaer County Board of Elections to provide additional early voting sites in the City of Troy.