Elections
Elections
NY Crafting Plan To Let Candidates Run With Tax Dollars
ALBANY — A New York commission is facing a deadline to come up with a $100 million plan to allow political candidates to fund their campaigns with public dollars. The Public Campaign Financing Commission has …
Courts
Judge Tosses Challenge Of Rules Weakening Elections Watchdog
ALBANY — A judge has dismissed an election official’s lawsuit against new rules weakening the powers of an independent elections law watchdog. The Albany Times-Union reports State Supreme Court Justice Jonathan Nichols’ ruling last month …
Elections
New Law Ensures NY Non-Profits Can’t Fight, Boost Candidates
ALBANY — New York will prohibit non-profits from backing or fighting political candidates even if existing federal restrictions are weakened. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he signed such a law Wednesday. New York law now …
Elections
NY Eases Rules For Changing Parties Before Primary Elections
ALBANY — New York is relaxing party enrollment deadlines to make it easier to cast a ballot in primary elections under a bill signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The new law gives voters …
Election 2019
June Primaries Offer Voters Wide Choices
MAYVILLE – Area voters can exercise their political muscle June 25 when a variety of primary elections will be held to determine who will run on the ballot Nov. 5. Below is a list of …
Election 2019
Mason-Thompson Says “Change Is On The Rise”
JAMESTOWN – “I think we know even in the last couple of years with the changes and the election; that change is on the rise, that something is abounding.” Jamestown native Raven Mason-Thompson (R) is …
Elections
NYS Legalizes Early Voting, Pre-Registration For Teens, Among Other Voting Laws
ALBANY – New York State will now allow early voting eight days before an election after New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a number of new voting bills into law on Thursday. Cuomo said, …
