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NY Attorney General's Office Pressures Rensselaer County To Expand Early Voting In Troy


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The New York State Attorney General’s Office is among those asking the Rensselaer County Board pf Elections to provide additional early voting sites in the City of Troy. 
On April 9, the New York Civil Liberties Union wrote for the fourth time to the Rensselaer County Board of Elections asking officials to expand early voting in the Collar City.
Perry Grossman is the Senior Staff Attorney with the Voting Rights Project at the NYCLU.
“New York voting law requires providing equitable access to early voting and the existing sites have not provided equitable access. So hopefully with additional sites provided here and the data to show why it would be an improvement, the Board of Elections can finally settle on a better and more equitable early voting plan,” said Grossman. ....

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Calls Mount for Cuomo to Go Amid Latest Allegation


PUBLISHED 5:10 AM ET Mar. 11, 2021
PUBLISHED 5:10 AM EST Mar. 11, 2021
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Calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo s impeachment on Wednesday continued, as Queens Democratic Assemblywoman Jessica González-Rojas called for his removal as new reported details emerge of sexual harassment complaints made against him.
I’ve had enough,  González-Rojas wrote on Twitter last night in response. Cuomo must be impeached.
The mounting allegations facing the governor is also leading some lawmakers to find a different solution, including having him step aside while an investigation is conducted.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul should serve as acting governor until Attorney General Letitia James s investigation into allegations of sexual harassment leveled against Cuomo is concluded, Democratic Assemblyman John McDonald on Wednesday evening said.  ....

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