Election Issues

The Brennan Center for Justice & Common Cause New York explain to public that elections are locally run, with no role for the federal government. The say candidates can also ease fears, promote trust.

This week on CNY Decides, WAER's Chris Bolt, Central Current's Laura Robertson & Scott Willis on the term limit referendums on mid-term ballot. Onondaga County voters consider 12- or 16-year limits.

In this week's episode of CNY Decides WAER's Bob Beck visits, once again, with Central Current's Lauren Robertson to discuss the impact even-year elections and voting registration trends may have on the upcoming mid-term election. Also, in our Civics 101 edition, WAER's Boone Kilpatrick checks out how one vote can make a huge difference in local elections.

County election leaders expect it will boost voter turnout.

The election victories by Zohran Mamdani in New York City and Hanah Ehrenreich in Syracuse might change how people feel about socialism. Syracuse Democratic Socialists chapter reacts to the shift.

Early and absentee voters in Oswego County are experiencing frustration with a misaligned barcode window on the external ballot envelope, but the county advises mailing the ballots as usual.

More than 1,200 affidavit ballots have been delayed from being opened due to a lawsuit against ballot revisions.

Congressmembers Claudia Tenney and John Katko, along with US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made statements on the one year anniversary of the Capitol Riots. They denounce the violence, but each has different comments and hopes for outcomes of an investigation.

Proposal Two would enshrine clean air and clean water as a fundamental right in the New York Constitution.

A variety of environmental, civic, recreational groups and some local governments started a push to get voters to approve a ballot measure that would put an environmental guarantee in the state constitution. The proposal would add language to mandate clean water, clean air, and a healthful environment.