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Showing Original Post only (View all)27 Percent of New York’s Registered Voters Won’t Be Able to Vote in the State’s Primary [View all]
http://www.thenation.com/article/three-million-registered-voters-wont-be-able-to-vote-in-new-yorks-primary/27 Percent of New Yorks Registered Voters Wont Be Able to Vote in the States Primary
New York is the fourth bluest state in the country but has some of the worst voting laws.
By Ari Berman
In June 2013, North Carolina passed the most sweeping voting restrictions in the country, requiring strict voter ID, cutting early voting and eliminating same-day registration, pre-registration for 16 and 17-year-olds, and out-of-precinct voting, among other political reforms. The state defended its cutbacks in court last summer by invoking, of all places, New York.
The state of New York has no early voting as opposed to North Carolina that has ten days of early voting, lawyer Thomas Farr said. The state of New York has no same-day registration. The state of New York has no out-of precinct voting. The state of New York has no preregistration.
It was a cynical defense of North Carolinas lawNorth Carolinians dont deserve to suffer because a state five hundred miles away has different lawsbut it was still unnerving to hear a Southern state invoke a progressive Northern state to rationalize making it harder to vote.
The fact is, New York does have some of the worst voting laws in the country.
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New York has not embraced the momentum for reform that were seeing in other states, says DeNora Getachew of the Brennan Center for Justice.
In 2016, 422 bills were introduced or considered in 41 states to improve voter access, according to the Brennan Center, an encouraging counterpart to the 17 states with new restrictions on the books.
New York is the fourth bluest state in the country, according to Gallup. It should be a leader on voting rights, not a laughingstock.
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27 Percent of New York’s Registered Voters Won’t Be Able to Vote in the State’s Primary [View all]
babylonsister
Apr 2016
OP
New York State has some of the country's lowest turnout, NYC is even lower than the State and
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#1
Many of DU Hillary NYs are astonished that you call for action a day before the primary,
beastie boy
Apr 2016
#14
And in Alabama, where I was raised, while population is over 40% black, it remains Republican...
Jeffersons Ghost
Apr 2016
#145
But the point is that in NY everyone can vote in the GE, they just don't much bother to do so.
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#182
Similarly, many of Bernie's supporters are astonished that Hillary's supporters are ok with
Loudestlib
Apr 2016
#50
Remind me please: who sued the Arizona Election Board? Was it Bernie's campaign?
beastie boy
Apr 2016
#61
Actually, Hillary supporters are OK with Democrats picking the Democratic nominee.
stopbush
Apr 2016
#63
My State has none of those issue, friend. NY has the problems, not my State.
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#181
You wrote, and I quote, "Why should you get to pick the candidate if it's not your party?"
Art_from_Ark
Apr 2016
#139
So once again, you are saying, indirectly, that voters in open primary states
Art_from_Ark
Apr 2016
#162
YAY DEMOCRACY!!!! ...only for those in parties, and who register 3 months in advance, and
nashville_brook
Apr 2016
#207
once it is a primary and the gov't is paying it should have to make voting accessable
questionseverything
Apr 2016
#168
I'd be pissed if you were a Registered Republican, and got to screw around in the Dem nominating....
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2016
#34
Like HRC has never created a phony voter disenfranchisement argument before
WolverineDG
Apr 2016
#69
What's "arcane" is concerned voters not taking ownership of their responsibility to follow the rules
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2016
#213
Well, being dropped from the rolls and having your registration changed without consultation
Scootaloo
Apr 2016
#40
Yeah, it's not as it anyone had been bringing this up until just today oh wait
Scootaloo
Apr 2016
#49
Well, if you support it, if you defend it, if you defend it you must feel it is great. Worth having.
Scootaloo
Apr 2016
#132
Another post that uses the same talking points used by bigoted republicans here in georgia.
hueymahl
Apr 2016
#184
I look forward to your advocacy for poll taxes and literacy tests,CrowCityDem
Scootaloo
Apr 2016
#41
Yet another post that uses the same talking points used by bigoted republicans here in georgia
hueymahl
Apr 2016
#185
Then be prepared for the teabaggers messing with your party's primaries to their advantage
beastie boy
Apr 2016
#19
Those of us who are skeptical of anything done online have the option of creating PDF files for our
beastie boy
Apr 2016
#141
If you refuse to see that calling someone "less than insignificant" is complete assholery
King_Klonopin
Apr 2016
#221
As a former Ward Committeeman, I thought that Parties derived from the grassroots...
brooklynite
Apr 2016
#114
For the same reason we have voter ID laws to protect against in person voter fraud.
basselope
Apr 2016
#42
Any evidence of the Clintons not wanting it now except... it's too late now?
beastie boy
Apr 2016
#18
I really hope that this year prompt some severe action on voting rights by our next president
Fast Walker 52
Apr 2016
#15
Agreed. Primaries should be closed. We are selecting a candidate, not electing anyone to
stopbush
Apr 2016
#54
This has been New York's law for DECADES, so unless she time-traveled and got their legislators
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#53
Some of us appreciate your effort to keep the conspiracy theorists frothing with anger
LonePirate
Apr 2016
#82
Since many people here think she "rigged" it, your post might benefit from a smilie.
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#79
In 68 years of living in and around New York City, I never heard anyone complain about....
George II
Apr 2016
#60
You are right. They should make the rules tougher. Require literacy tests at least, or a poll tax
hueymahl
Apr 2016
#189
Well said! When this happens in a red state, it's proof that the republicans are looking to
hughee99
Apr 2016
#81
I guess NY Democrats also want to suppress the vote of the poor and minorities.
octoberlib
Apr 2016
#83
I don't have a problem with Democrats choosing Democratic candidates. I wish my candidate
pampango
Apr 2016
#105
NY should be ashamed of these antiquated laws. Progressives support OPEN primaries.
Zen Democrat
Apr 2016
#109
Because they didn't pay attention to the rules which were set lang before deadlines
liberal N proud
Apr 2016
#127
"The state of New York has no same-day registration. The state of New York has no preregistration."
Thor_MN
Apr 2016
#166
Bingo - that is the reason for virtually all restrictive voter registration laws
hueymahl
Apr 2016
#194
That's a Straw Man. NY's election problems are not because it has a closed primary. My State has a
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#188