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PRESS RELEASES & NEWS ALERTS

10/28/2008
Groups Warn that New Voters May Not Find Names in Poll Books
Local Boards Urged to Take Steps to Ensure Voters Names at Poll Sites

LEAGUE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM PROJECT CFR_Press
6/11/2008

At a June 11 press conference the League unveiled its proposal for campaign finance reform, the Campaign Finance Reform, Enforcement, Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008, in response to the failure of both Governor Patterson and the legislature to engage in bipartisan negotiations for meaningful campaign finance reform.

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NY Moves Towards Optical Scan Voting for 2008 Elections
1/29/2008

Citizen Groups File Amicus Brief in Department of Justice v. New York State Lawsuit
12/19/2007

Civic Groups Blast Department of Justice Proposal to Gut Standards for New Voting Systems
11/19/2007

State Board of Elections Must Not Allow Untested DREs into New York’s Polling Places
(9/18/2007)

Groups Urge Governor & Legislative Leaders to "Fix Albany"
4/12/2007

Judicial Pay Raise
4/9/2007

Satement on Closed Door Leaders’ Meeting & Budget Process
2/29/2007

Budget Process Behind Closed Doors Again
3/27/2007

Groups Call on Governor Spitzer to Endorse Optical Scan Voting
A coalition of the State’s leading election reform groups called on Governor Spitzer to follow the lead of Florida’s newly elected Governor Charlie Crist by ruling out the use of computerized Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines in New York State.
2/2/2007

Civic Groups and new leaders urge governor and legislative leaders to embrace ethics reforms
(1/18/2007)

Cuomo Response
1/8/2007

Paper Ballots for New York: Post Mortem on Electronic Voting in 2006 Election
11/15/2006