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Elections

Cuomo Set To Announce Special Election Despite Legal Fight

January 21, 2020 By The Associated Press 0

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears ready to set an April 28 special election — the same day as the state’s presidential primary — to fill a congressional seat left vacant by a western New …

Elections

NY Would Automatically Register Voters Under Revised Bill

January 9, 2020 By The Associated Press 0

ALBANY — New York would automatically add any citizen that fills out a state form to the voting rolls under a revised bill set to head to the state Senate. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins …

Elections

NY Crafting Plan To Let Candidates Run With Tax Dollars

November 13, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

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

November 11, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

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

October 24, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

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

September 27, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

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

May 20, 2019 By News Staff 0

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”

March 1, 2019 By Justin Gould 0

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

January 25, 2019 By Justin Gould 0

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, …

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