Advocates say early voting in NY would boost female turnout
ALBANY — Female lawmakers in New York are pushing to end outdated and cumbersome voting rules that they say make it harder for people, and particularly women, to cast a ballot.
A group of several lawmakers, local government officials, union leaders and community activists — all women — wrote to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders Monday urging them to authorize early voting and automatic voter registration.
Cuomo, a Democrat, proposed the voting reforms as part of his state budget recommendation but the measures have received little debate in the Legislature as the April 1 budget deadline approaches. That has supporters concerned they’ll be left out of the final budget.