ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — 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 is scheduled to ...

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The right to vote for 1.4 million felons in Florida got a boost Friday when a federal judge ruled that the state can’t prevent felons from voting, even if they can’t afford to pay court-ordered fines and fees. This latest ...

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MANHEIM, Pa. – In 2016, when more than 6 million Pennsylvanians voted in the presidential election, the state’s 20 pivotal electoral votes were decided by a margin of less than 45,000 voters. Pennsylvania is home to more than 75,000 Amish ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in the New York state Assembly have again passed bills intended to make it easier for voters to participate in elections. The Democratic-led chamber on Tuesday endorsed a package of legislation including measures to authorize ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to restore a week of early voting in swing-state Ohio, a decision denounced by Democrats but praised by the state’s Republican elections chief, who noted voters can still begin casting ...

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ALBANY — A panel of New York state lawmakers is looking for ways to make voting easier. Several election officials from New York City and the state are expected to join good-government watchdogs and advocates for the disabled at Wednesday’s ...

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The voting period for the Voice of the Citizen Budgeting for Public Safety participatory budgeting initiative ends Monday, Dec. 16. Up to $200,000 may be spent on projects that were wholly created and developed by citizens. Several places to vote ...

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The two-week voting period for the “Voice of the Citizen” public safety budgeting has begun. Mayor Thomas S. Richards dedicated up to $200,000 — up to $50,000 per city quadrant — to be spent on projects that were wholly created ...

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier. The justices voted 7-2 to ...

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People exercise their voice in government by voting, which is why restricting access to the ballot is the biggest threat to democracy today. That was the message of Sen. Lena Taylor of Wisconsin, who Thursday spoke ...

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In the case of Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Michael A. Carrigan, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Nevada state ethics law prohibiting legislators from voting on matters they have an interest in or are affected by.

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NEW YORK CITY — New York's new automated voting machines were put to the test for the first time in a general election Tuesday, and there were scattered early reports of problems. In Westchester County, one of the three ballot-scanning machines ...

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