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Soooo, when are we getting those election results?
July 14, 2020 The Take
It's been three weeks since the June primaries, and we still don't know many of the results. Will this be the week that we finally find out who won?
Not so, according to…
Will your absentee vote even be counted?
July 8, 2020 The Take
From contracting the virus to ballots not arriving to ballots not even being counted to (unsubstantiated) claims of voter fraud, New Yorkers have had many reasons be anxious about absentee voting during COVID-19. But…
If you haven't yet received your absentee ballot for the June primary, don't despair: Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers share your pain.
As more states confront the challenge of holding primary elections…
New York to repeal police transparency law 50-a
June 8, 2020 The Take
Like many of you, we have been appalled by the steady stream of videos showing unwarranted force by police officers against predominately peaceful protests. Amidst a national re-examination of the laws and culture…
By now there is absolutely no question that the year 2020 will occupy entire volumes in the annals of history, and it’s hard to find a better example of the significance of these…
What COVID-19 shows about money in NY politics
May 22, 2020 The Take
Do campaign contributions influence political decisions? Absent evidence of a quid pro quo, it's almost impossible to tell, but we've always liked the layman's answer: If one person hands you $5 and another gives…
By now we can comfortably say that the new decade has not started out the way that many of us had hoped. Instead of calling out the shady deals and voter suppression efforts that…
Last week, we informed you that all New Yorkers will vote by mail in the June primaries. This is no longer true – if you want to vote by mail, you will have to…