The ruling is expected to abolish a practice that has allowed the state’s Democratic and Republican political machines to flourish. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Voting and Voters”
Meet the Voters Who Fueled New York’s Seismic Tilt Toward the G.O.P.
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2022
Republicans used doomsday-style ads to prey on suburban voters’ fear of crime in New York, helping to flip enough seats to capture the House. Source: New York Times
Does Fusion Voting Offer Americans a Way Out of the Partisan Morass?
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
A new push by nonprofit groups hopes to revive the practice in New Jersey and possibly elsewhere across the country. Source: New York Times
Hochul and Zeldin Make Final Appeals in NY Governor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2022
In a last spurt of campaigning, the two candidates for governor of New York focus on encouraging their supporters to turn out on Election Day. Source: New York Times
Biden and Clinton Try to Narrow Hochul’s Enthusiasm Gap in New York
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2022
The 11th-hour campaign visits by President Biden and Bill Clinton show that the governor’s race, once a worry-free contest for Democrats, may be up for grabs. Source: New York Times
As Governor’s Race Tightens, a Frantic Call to Action Among Democrats
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2022
Democrats and their allies are pouring millions of dollars into late-stage ads and get-out-the-vote efforts to help Gov. Kathy Hochul as she fends off her Republican challenger, Lee Zeldin. Source: New York Times
Where Are All the Manhattan Voters in August? Try the Hamptons.
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
A late August congressional primary in New York has candidates scrambling to find far-flung voters who tend to summer in places like the Hamptons. Source: New York Times
New York Agrees to Expand Voting Access for People With Disabilities
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2022
In a settlement this week, the state agreed to make voting easier for residents with disabilities such as blindness and paralysis. Source: New York Times
Why Republicans Won in a New York County Where Democrats Outnumber Them
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2021
Voters readily ousted Democrats in Nassau County on Long Island, electing Republicans down the ballot. Source: New York Times
Why New Yorkers Rejected Ballot Proposals on Voting and Redistricting
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2021
Republicans worked hard to defeat the measures, which aimed to broaden ballot access and change the redistricting process. Democrats did little to promote them. Source: New York Times
After New York Tests a New Way of Voting, Other Cities May Do the Same
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2021
Elected leaders and voters in New York remain split over the ranked-choice system, but officials in Washington and elsewhere like the results. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Wins Democratic Primary for NYC Mayor
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2021
Mr. Adams held off Kathryn Garcia after a count of 118,000 absentee ballots saw his substantial lead on primary night narrow to a single percentage point. Source: New York Times
Absentee Ballots May Determine if Eric Adams Wins Mayor's Race
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
The tallying of more than 125,000 absentee ballots will determine whether Eric Adams retains his lead in the Democratic primary. Source: New York Times
In Chaotic Mayor’s Race, It’s All Down to the Absentee Ballots
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, now a tight race among Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley, will be decided by absentee ballots. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Remains Tight With Adams Leading in Revised Tally
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2021
Eric Adams kept his lead in a new tally of ranked-choice preferences, after the Board of Elections scrapped the results of an earlier count. Source: New York Times