TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — You probably already know whether you’ll vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton on Election Day, leaving one important question to consider when you walk into your polling place: Is it OK to take a picture ...

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An Election Day hotline has been set up by the state Office of the Attorney General to help ensure that all eligible voters are able to cast an effective ballot in the general election today, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman ...

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U.S. Reps Steve Israel and Louise Slaughter, New York Democrats, on Wednesday announced legislation to move Election Day from the first Tuesday in November to the first full weekend to make it more convenient for voters and increase voter turnout. ...

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ALBANY — For most of the past five decades, individual members of New York's state Legislature, although reviled as a group, could relax and count on the perks and power of office to continue their better than 90-percent return rate. Those days may be gone.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation may be waiting well beyond Election Day this year to find out who won control of Congress. It’s a troubling ballot-box scenario that has hundreds of lawyers from both parties preparing for battles that could drag on days ...

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ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson is calling the Legislature back before Election Day to force them to consider his proposed cap for local property taxes. Paterson proposes to cap the annual growth ...

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