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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Wed Nov 3, 2021, 12:25 AM Nov 2021

All NYS election reform Constitutional Amendments are failing...

Modified redistricting rules (41-59)
Same-day registration (37-63)
No-excuse absentee voting (39-61)

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All NYS election reform Constitutional Amendments are failing... (Original Post) brooklynite Nov 2021 OP

Ack... why did same day registration failed the most? Claustrum Nov 2021 #1

Because it already was at 10 days out where you could register & vote. Historic NY Nov 2021 #5

Same day regisration just makes for more work and confusion on election day. PoliticAverse Nov 2021 #8

I went into the election booth today not even knowing about them Polybius Nov 2021 #2

WTF? Retrograde Nov 2021 #3

After the stunt in Orange County it could be more restrictive.... Historic NY Nov 2021 #7

Day-um! Well unfortunately there's a bunch of red more rural areas and... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #4

As for not knowing about them they were on the ballots Historic NY Nov 2021 #6

Claustrum

(5,060 posts)

1. Ack... why did same day registration failed the most?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 12:28 AM

Nov 2021

If I have to choose only one out of the 3, that's the one I would pick.

Historic NY

(40,135 posts)

5. Because it already was at 10 days out where you could register & vote.

Reply to Claustrum (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 02:38 AM

Nov 2021

It is bad enough getting poll workers, someone had the bright idea to dump this out there on the same day.
We have early voting, if you can't get registered in ten days, then you're either lazy or you really don't care.
It's a nightmare now, why make it complete chaos.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

8. Same day regisration just makes for more work and confusion on election day.

Reply to Claustrum (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 06:07 AM

Nov 2021

It is already quite easy to register to vote in NY.

You can even do it online: https://www.ny.gov/services/register-vote

Polybius

(22,117 posts)

2. I went into the election booth today not even knowing about them

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 12:31 AM

Nov 2021

The media didn't cover them at all. I wasn't even sure that I voted the right way on those three.

Retrograde

(11,450 posts)

3. WTF?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 12:47 AM

Nov 2021

Do NYS voters really think that in this modern era people have to show up at a specific polling place on election day to cast a ballot? WTF do they have against no-excuse mail voting?

Historic NY

(40,135 posts)

7. After the stunt in Orange County it could be more restrictive....

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 02:49 AM

Nov 2021

710 absentee ballots were all mailed to one address before it was caught. Thank those zombie bloc voters.

https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2021/10/18/south-blooming-grove-voters-have-700-absentee-ballots-sent-one-home/8460267002/]

electric_blue68

(27,299 posts)

4. Day-um! Well unfortunately there's a bunch of red more rural areas and...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 12:52 AM

Nov 2021

with a low turn out, plus people not knowing about it...

Bah!

Historic NY

(40,135 posts)

6. As for not knowing about them they were on the ballots

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 02:44 AM

Nov 2021

you know that writing within the big box and numbers with writing. Depending on where you lived, there may have been more.
My county now customs prints your ballot on the spot when you come to vote.

The old machines had it right in front of you to read, now you have to read the entire ballot.

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