A ballot as loaded as dice
Our opinion: A ballot question on casinos is full of inappropriately leading language. New Yorkers would have every reason to feel more like marks than voters when they go to the polls in November. It...
View ArticleVoters tend to like the underdog
As reported in The Associated Press article “Cuomo backers return to court,” Aug. 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo continued his attempts to clear the field in advance of the Democratic Party primary Sept. 9....
View ArticleAdd ‘none’ option to the ballot
Only days remain for us to stop hearing the same promises, claims and counterclaims that never seem to change. I vote regularly, as my given right, but I’d like to add a “none” or “none of the above”...
View ArticleVoters can impose term limits at election time
Michael Moore (“Term limits will clean up politics,” Feb 4) suggests term limits will clean up our state politics. I submit we already have the ability to impose term limits: Vote the miscreants out of...
View ArticleVoter turnout reform needed
For many voting rights advocates and election observers, the article “Voter turnout among worst,” March 20, reporting New York’s abysmal voter turnout record in the 2014 midterm elections – ranking...
View ArticleRestoring Voting Rights Act crucial
Last month, we marked the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. This landmark civil rights legislation has protected voters from discrimination for nearly half a century. The VRA is...
View ArticleFor a fair ballot process
There are two surefire ways to win an election in New York state. You can work hard to get your message across, and essentially out-campaign your opponent. Or you can do what powerful establishment...
View ArticleSimplify petition process to expand candidate field
The League of Women Voters of New York State strongly supports the sentiments put forward by the Times Union Editorial Board (“For a fair ballot process,” Oct. 14 editorial). Ballot access laws have...
View ArticleWomen’s Equality vote is on Saratoga ballot
Statewide 53,802 votes were cast in 2014 in the governor’s race under the Women’s Equality Party line; therefore, New York state’s Board of Elections recognized the Women’s Equality Party as an...
View ArticleTake part in democracy
In case you’re wondering how important it can be to cast your ballot, just ask Malta Supervisor Paul Sausville, who won his last election by a single vote in 2013. Last year, during the usually...
View ArticleMake vote as easy as is possible
The city of Albany Board of Education wants a do-over. By scheduling a re-vote on a somewhat modified proposition for a new Albany High on Feb. 9, in the middle of winter in Albany, it seems determined...
View ArticleNo recall for New York
As New York ponders convening a state constitutional convention in 2017, public outrage is roiling over the recent criminal convictions of top state lawmakers, the brokering of every significant state...
View ArticleAnother vote needed for Albany school bond
What an experience it was to vote on the Albany High School bond referendum. There was incredible confusion at the Mater Christi polling place, and it took me well over 45 minutes. Ballots were...
View ArticleSecret ballot denied in Albany High ballot
Having had to “knock three times” to cast my ballot in the Albany High School referendum, I would second any demand, including a federal lawsuit, for a new vote. I was eventually admitted to the...
View ArticleTwo votes, two different polling site experiences
I have to respond to the views of Tom McPheeters in his commentary (“Danger in redo of Albany High vote,” March 15). The election did keep people from voting. I was at the Mater Christi site for an...
View ArticleLaw protects against coercion
Lindsay Cormack’s commentary highlights a law prohibiting a voter from revealing his or her filled-out ballot (“Oversharing of voting details can corrupt the process,” May 12). Of course, we have...
View ArticlePut legalization issue up for vote
Voters in California, Nevada, Arizona, Massachusetts and Maine face November ballot measures that would legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults. Why is New York still a bastion of...
View ArticleVoter turnout still dismal
The deep analyses of the 2016 election are far from complete, but what we already know about who voted, who didn’t and why is disturbing. They also reveal a threat to our democracy and our nation’s...
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