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State Senator Kevin Parker Sponsors Legislation To Expand New Yorkers’ Voting Rights
January 10, 2022
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(Brooklyn, NY) Senator Kevin Parker, together with the Senate Majority Conference, passed major legislation that will expand voting rights in New York and empower more voters to get to the polls.
The legislation Senator Parker sponsored known as, Polling Place On College Campuses: Senate Bill, S.4658, will designate polling places for voting on college campuses.
Senator Parker had the following to say about his legislation, “Voting and access to the polls are the building blocks of our democracy. My bill establishing polling sites on college campuses lays a foundation for some of our newest voters and begins the habit of participation in our representative government.”
Senator Parker continued to say “I am proud to join my colleagues in the Senate Democratic Majority as we kick off the 2022 Legislative Session with major voting reforms and reaffirming our commitment to advancing New Yorkers’ rights.”
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