The state Senate has approved legislation that would allow applications for absentee ballots to be received by county elections boards earlier than 30 days befo
State Sen. George Borrello is pictured speaking on the state Senate floor regarding S.631.
The state Senate has approved legislation that would allow applications for absentee ballots to be received by county elections boards earlier than 30 days before an election.
S.631, sponsored by Sen. Julia Salazar, D-Brooklyn, was approved Monday in a 43-20 party line vote. It has been delivered to the state Assembly for consideration. The proposal was actually initially adopted last year but sunsetted on Dec. 31.
“Due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 there has been a substantial increase in voters choosing to vote by absentee ballot,” Salazar wrote in her legislative justification. “By allowing boards to start accepting applications for absentee ballots earlier in the political calendar, it will ease the administrative burden on boards to approve the applications and send out corresponding absentee ballots in a timely fashion. Absentee voters will benefit by receiving absentee bal
Shots, panic and death: For Oddo, U.S. Capitol takeover springs painful memories of ’03 Council assassination
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
Police throng City Hall after the fatal shooting of Brooklyn Democratic City Councilman James Davis in 2003. (Staten Island Advance/Monika Graff)Staten Island Advance
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. More than 17 years ago, chaos took hold of City Hall when an armed gunman shot Brooklyn Councilman James Davis seven times in the torso, killing the former police officer.
Nearly two decades later, the events of Wednesday’s U.S. Capitol takeover in Washington, D.C., by supporters of President Donald Trump sparked painful memories of the July 23, 2003 incident for Borough President James Oddo, who at the time was a councilman himself.
Republican Senate Announces Reset New York State Plan
The start of the 2021 Legislation session are starting up, and yesterdays conference introduced a new idea to Reset New York.
The plan proposes the economic as well as fiscal challenges that are facing New York State, many that were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In a news release from Senator Akshar’s office the proposal puts the safety of our communities and way of life at the top of the legislative policy.
The plan lays out safely reopening our small businesses, and ways to help them re-start, as well as employment for residents, helping our schools and college institutions.