Change NY Primary system from Closed to Open
New York is one of nine states where primaries are closed to enrolled party members. Should we open it up so those of a different party or any voter can vote in a primary?
Election
“Ghost” county committee is an unspoken practice that happens more often than you think!
Ali Najmi and The City’s expose on Brooklyn’s Democrat County Committee primaries has been going on in every election cycle, even when there is no challenger. Other parties do it including Republican. Requiring all County Committee members to sign a Certificate of Acceptance would weed out this fraud.
LG Brian Benjamin bill passed lightening fast; even faster, his replacement
State Senate introduced bill S8949 on April 29 that would allow a candidate on the ballot be removed who has either been arrested OR charged OR convicted. The American jurisprudence of “innocent until proven guilty” has been watered down. If a candidate got “arrested” or “charged” during protest or domestic violence, he or she could … Read more
Queens population decreased by 64,648 from April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021.
According to Census Population Estimates, at least 2.7% of the county’s residents moved out since the 2020 census. That exodus may have been accelerated because the number of active registered voters decreased by 163,600 from February 21, 2021 to February 21, 2022 according to New York State Board of Elections. Are you one of them, … Read more
Congressional and State Senate lines are “void” per NYS Court of Appeals
New maps will be drawn by the neutral expert Dr. Jonathan Cervas. Can we take a breath? It’s not over until it’s over.
“Because, the true things rarely get into circulation…”
“It’s usually the false things.” Words from one of Marilyn Monroe’s last therapy sessions (Netflix) with her psychiatrist, Ralph Greenson. She died 60 years ago on August 4, 1962. How do we individually and as a society solve this ageless and universal problem?
NYS Congressional lines ruled “unconstitutional”!
The NYS Appellate Court, Fourth Department, decided that the Albany legislature must redraw the Congressional lines. The case is now before the Court of Appeals on April 26, 2022. State Senate and State Assembly lines are left unchanged. Gerrymandering is done by those in control. How do we (those not in the power circle) keep … Read more
Board of Elections is now counting signatures in a petition?!
When the Board considers a petition to be short in the number of collected signatures, it traditionally used a weight test. For Theresa Sebastian, Republican candidate for State Assembly in the 25th District, the Board counted “332 Signatures filed. 411 Signatures Required” becoming the Objector-in-fact. What is your Board of Elections experience? What can be … Read more
In a split AD, should the petition signature requirement be reduced?
Democrat Party has Part A and Part B district leaders in many assembly districts, and their signature requirement is the same as the public official representing their district when petitioning, 500. Should this rule be changed?
Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 perpetuates housing crisis!
Senate Bill S6458 was one of many bills that Albany passed when it took control of the State Senate in 2019 including bail reform and congestion pricing!