'Most New Yorkers don't realize we're in the middle of an election season, and who could blame them?'
poll sites; allowed 16-year-olds to pre-register and for New Yorkers on parole to vote; and made it easier for voters to access absentee ballots. As of a few days ago, New Yorkers can now register to vote online. These reforms make it easier to participate in our elections.
Let’s start by allowing New York City voters to vote at any early voting site in their borough. For many voters, their assigned early voting site isn’t the most convenient site. New York City is the only locality in the state that doesn’t allow this, it’s time for that to change. Immigrant communities and communities of color continue to see lower participation numbers. The city can address this by partnering with community-based organizations to inform the electorate and increase language accessibility at poll sites.
Studies show that young voters were five times more likely to vote in recent presidential elections than in the last two competitive contests for mayor. An analysis from Citizens Union found that the sharpest turnout gains from odd-numbered to even-numbered election years occurred in majority-minority communities, with Latinx-majority areas seeing the biggest gains.
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