Push Is On for 10 Bills to Strengthen Absentee Voting and More Ahead of Fall Election

Alessandra Biaggi

Originally published in Gotham Gazette

The governor's executive orders to expand absentee ballot voting are band-aid solutions," Biaggi said in an interview. "By codifying the expansion of absentee ballot voting, we can provide indisputable clarity now on how New Yorkers can safely access the ballot box in November, and give the Board of Elections the time they need to properly prepare for elections throughout the course of this pandemic."

The governor's executive orders to expand absentee ballot voting are band-aid solutions," Biaggi said in an interview.

By codifying the expansion of absentee ballot voting, we can provide indisputable clarity now on how New Yorkers can safely access the ballot box in November, and give the Board of Elections the time they need to properly prepare for elections throughout the course of this pandemic."