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State Voter Registration Services in Pandemic Not Working for Multilingual City

July 30, 2020, 9:16 p.m.July 30, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

If you speak English or Spanish you might be able to navigate ing to vote remotely. But if you speak one of 11 other languages that New York City does official business in, you’re out of luck.

Wary Candidates Brace for Brutal Absentee Ballot Challenges in Record-Size Count

July 7, 2020, 10:57 p.m.July 7, 2020, 10:56 p.m.

Rep. Yvette Clarke is latest among legions suing to establish the right to challenge opponents’ votes in a pile of 380,000 mailed in citywide amid New York’s first pandemic primary.

Voting

Voter Registration in NYC Plummeted During Pandemic, Sparking Concerns for November Election

July 1, 2020, 6:20 p.m.July 1, 2020, 6:47 p.m.

With in-person s not an option, voting rights advocates are renewing the push for an online voter registration system that doesn’t require having a state ID.

Elections

Primary Day Is Next Week. Here Are Key Contests to Watch in New York City.

June 15, 2020, 11:04 p.m.June 17, 2020, 3:40 p.m.

Dozens of races will be on the ballot in the five boroughs on June 23, including 11 Congressional contests. Just tuning in? Here’s what you need to know

NYC Voters Wait — and Wait — for Absentee Ballots From Backlogged Board of Elections

June 11, 2020, 11:07 p.m.June 23, 2020, 7:06 a.m.

Many city residents who’ve asked to vote by mail in the June 23 primary have not yet received a ballot — spurring civic groups to promote pandemic plans B and C.

Candidates and Democratic Groups Call for an End to Ballot Petition Challenges

April 8, 2020, 4:35 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:31 a.m.

Opposition challenges to the signatures primary candidates are politics as usual in NYC. But some say they should be suspended during the pandemic.

Queens

Five Trips to the Polls to Pick Queens Borough President

Jan. 3, 2020, 8:38 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Taxpayers will carry the tab for the marathon of sprints facing the six candidates vying to replace Melinda Katz. Experts predict voter confusion.

Politics

City Board of Elections Lags in Submitting Early-Vote Security Plan

Sept. 26, 2019, 7:33 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Elections officials say the NYPD will monitor the 61 early voting sites 24/7, but a formal security plan remains to be seen.

Politics

Board of Elections Hustles to Fix Late Start on Early Voting Rollout

Sept. 25, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Early voting in New York debuts Oct. 26. But the city Board of Elections apparently blew a state deadline to let voters know where to cast ballots.

People

Katz Wins — Again — as Cabán Concedes in Queens DA Primary

Aug. 6, 2019, 5:53 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

After Board of Elections wrangling on Tuesday still left Borough President Melinda Katz with dozens more votes, Cabán its defeat in close race.