Posted on 09/20/2023 2:30:29 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
ALBANY – Declaring that the right to vote is “under attack” by Republican Legislatures across the United States, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of bills on Wednesday seeking to expand that right in New York.
The most sweeping will allow any registered voter in the state to cast an early ballot by mail. To do so, voters would have to first fill out an application requesting a mail ballot from their local Board of Elections.
At a news conference in New York City, Hochul said the law will allow busy, working people to cast ballots that otherwise would lack time to do so.
“Today, we're going to right the wrongs of the past and say it's finally time that people can vote by mail. We saw it work during the pandemic,” Hochul said. “Why would this be attacked? What's the problem with this? What are you afraid of? That's what you have to ask those that are going to try and stop this.”
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In 2021, New York voters rejected a ballot referendum that would have allowed the Legislature to pass a law allowing voters to request and vote with an absentee ballot, without needing to cite a reason.
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(Excerpt) Read more at buffalonews.com ...
Is it even worth voting? In the next administration, a wrong “vote” could equal a one way ticket to Guantanamo.
The steal continues.
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