Attorney General Letitia James announced on Friday that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) will offer its Election Protection Hotline for the upcoming June 25, 2024, primary election and during early voting from June 15 to June 23. The hotline aims to resolve issues voters may encounter with absentee ballots, early mail ballots, or in-person voting at polling places.
State appeals court judges pressed attorneys for Republicans on Tuesday over why new absentee ballot rules in New York should be rejected with Election Day
New York officials appealed a judge’s ruling against inspecting absentee ballots before Election Day, allowing early counting of those ballots to go ahead pending an
This article was originally published on Jul 1 at 10:44pm EDT by THE CITY Showing up late has never been more fashionable. Brooklyn Borough President
A final tally of absentee ballots has confirmed that Republican Nicole Malliotakis has defeated U.S. Rep. Max Rose, denying the Democrat a second term representing
Counties across New York began to count more than 1.5 million absentee ballots Monday, a last push that will determine the outcome of several races
Center for Brooklyn History hosts talk on QAnon On Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m., the Center for Brooklyn History (formerly the Brooklyn Historical Society)
The fate of Democrats’ bid for a supermajority in New York’s Legislature remained uncertain Thursday as election officials prepared to start counting a mountain of absentee ballots. Democrats, who have
At least 2.2 million people have cast in-person ballots in New York state ahead of Election Day, election officials announced Sunday, the state’s ninth and final day of early voting.
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As New Yorkers streamed into early voting lines for the fourth straight day Tuesday, the New York City Board of Elections announced it had voted to extend early voting hours
With the clock ticking down to Election Day, officials are cautiously optimistic New York has fixed problems with mail-in voting that led to delays and disenfranchisement in a rocky June
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Several high-profile cases of voters getting incorrect blank absentee ballots in the mail are raising questions about how often such mix-ups occur and whether they could affect this year’s presidential
Two conservative operatives were charged Thursday in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade Black residents in Detroit, New York City and other Democratic-leaning U.S. cities from voting by
Ortiz comments on ballot misprints Assistant New York State Assembly Speaker Felix Ortiz (D-Sunset Park-Red Hook) released a statement after a misprint by a third-party vendor caused 100,000 Brooklyn voters
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Since many Brooklyn voters received absentee ballots whose return envelopes are labeled with incorrect names and addresses, several local officials have reached out to their constituents to explain exactly what
Mail-in voting has gotten off to a rocky start in New York City, where election officials sent out a large number of absentee ballots to Brooklyn voters with the wrong
New York will allow voters to request absentee ballots for the general election because of an outbreak — like coronavirus — under a new state law signed Thursday. New Yorkers
Election officials are warning that cash-strapped New York has a lot of work to do before Nov. 3 to ensure it can handle an even bigger flood of absentee ballots
A federal judge on Monday ordered the New York State Board of Elections to count thousands of absentee ballots that were disqualified because of missing postmarks, ruling in favor of
New York’s quest to keep voters safe from COVID-19 by letting them vote by mail in the June primary has led to big delays in tabulating results, concerns about disenfranchisement
In one of several stunning upsets during primary season, veteran Assemblymember Joe Lentol was defeated by activist Emily Gallagher in the Democratic primary in the 50th Assembly District. Lentol, who
This story was originally published on June 25 by THE CITY. Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. Rep. Yvette Clarke
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler, who represents a district that includes parts of both Manhattan and Brooklyn, has prevailed in the state’s Democratic primary, a recent analysis of absentee
In conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic, Megan Hookey, national AARP vice president, has sent a letter to all AARP chapter leaders, notifying: “All in-person AARP events are suspended until the
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Democrats Eliot Engel and Carolyn Maloney have cruised to reelection through most of their decades in Congress. Now, both must wait for mail-in ballots
While absentee ballots continue to be counted, Maria Aragona has taken a commanding 21.5 percent lead in the Democratic primary for judge of the Civil Court in the 3rd Municipal
Nicole Malliotakis is now the Republican candidate for New York’s 11th Congressional District, setting up a race with incumbent U.S. Rep. Max Rose in November. Although COVID-19 has delayed many
Despite COVID-19 complications and absentee ballots not yet being counted yet, incumbent Assemblymember Felix Ortiz was comfortable enough with the ballots to declare himself the winner of the 51st Assembly
A primary election season like no other neared a conclusion Tuesday as New Yorkers made their picks for Congress, president and other offices following campaigns in which candidates largely had
More than a week after Election Day, the contest between Republican state Sen. Martin Golden and Democratic challenger Andrew Gounardes was still not close to being certified by the Board