The NYC Campaign Finance Board hosted a panel discussion at NY Law School with elected officials looking into how we improve the campaign finance.
New York City and State Elections articles on Democracy Chronicles
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Bill Proposes Greater Accountability For New York Prosecutors
In 2013, ProPublica published a series of reports finding that New York prosecutors are never punished for misconduct which lands innocents in prison.
Saving America’s Family Farms
For decades, especially since 1991, federal policy has set the price of farm milk below the cost of production, crushing America’s family farms. And we are all the worse for it.
VIDEO: Towards a New York City instant runoff voting system
Campaign aimed at fixing New York City elections by instituting an instant runoff voting system and dumping plurality
When Broadway’s Tony Awards Get Political
A musical about an Egyptian police orchestra booked for a concert in an Israeli town took home the prize
NY Democratic Party Refuses Independents Vote in Primary
New York Democratic Party delegates tabled a resolution that would have allowed independent voters in primaries
NY Reform Party to Allow Independents to Vote in Their Primary
The ballot-qualified Reform Party of New York held its state convention on Sunday, May 20.
The Importance of Giving the Vote to New York Parolees
An executive order restores voting rights to tens of thousands of New Yorkers previously disenfranchised
New York Voter Lawsuit Seeks a Special Congressional Election
New Yorkers are seeking to force a direct vote to fill a vacant Congressional seat by taking the governor to court
New York parolees win voting rights after long battle
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that all state parolees, more than 35,000 people, will regain the right to vote