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FILE - A voting booth in Fort Lee, NJ (Photo: Evan Bindelglass / WCBS 880

Voting Rights Lawyers Press For New Voting Machines In New Jersey

State lawmakers adopted a law in 2005 to replace machines with a kind that would print out voters’ choices, so the voters could verify their selections and there would be a backup in case of a recount. But the requirement was suspended in 2009.

2013/03/05

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SOUND OFF: Have You Applied For An Absentee Ballot But Haven’t Received It?

Have you applied for an absentee ballot in New York but have yet to receive it?

2012/10/24

New York State Voter Registration Form (credit: Evan Bindelglass / CBSNewYork)

Time Running Out For New Yorkers To Register To Vote

Midnight is the deadline for New Yorkers to have their voter registration envelopes postmarked.

2012/10/12

People vote in Milford, CT (file / credit: Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)

Conn. Secretary Of The State Hopes Registered Voters Will Actually Show Up

About 90,000 new voters have added their names to the rolls in Connecticut for this year. But will they show up?

2012/09/25

A man votes at a public school - New York, NY - Nov 2, 2010 (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Judge Wants Answers From NYC On Handicapped Voting

Federal Judge Deborah Batts said she sees improvements in the city’s efforts to make polling places accessible to disabled people, but she’s not yet satisfied.

2012/09/10

A woman votes in Florida (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)

Opinion: Voter ID: A Good Idea

It has been argued that “granny” might not be able to vote if they make her have a voter ID. But seriously, why all the concern about taking the extra measure of a voter ID to make sure that every vote cast in a United States election is a legally qualified vote, including “granny’s”?

2012/08/22

New York Now Lets You Register To Vote Online

When it comes to voter registration, New York comes close to the bottom of the list, but the state hopes a new online registration program will change that.

2012/08/22

A Philadelphia voter (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

Opinion: Lacking Government ID Does Not Make You Unworthy Of Voting

There are many Americans who do not have a government issued ID. In our country there is no requirement to carry ID. If you do not have a government ID, that does not make you a criminal. That does not make you unworthy of voting.

2012/07/31

Election Re-Districting Proposal Considered In Albany

The latest hope of overhauling New York politics by creating more competitive elections rests with closed-door horse trading this week by the Legislature’s powerful leaders and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo

2012/03/04

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City Council Survey Reveals Depth Of Election Day Issues

While not the “royal screw-up” described by Mayor Bloomberg during the primary elections, the survey revealed issues with ballot design, the type size and a lack of privacy at polling places.

2010/11/09

Election Day 2010: Talk Back With CBS 2′s Rob Morrison

CBS 2 HD is proud to provide complete coverage of the major races in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and we’re here to take your questions and comments as voters race to the polls and officials tally all the results.

CBS 2HD–2010/11/02

Jimmy McMillan of the Rent is 2 Damn High Party, running for New York State Governor, speaks during the gubernatorial debate at Hofstra University October 18, 2010 in Hempstead, New York. (Photo by Audrey C. Tiernan-Pool/Getty Images)

Charismatic Gov. Candidate McMillan Has NY Buzzing

Jimmy McMillan pretty much stole the show during Monday night’s gubernatorial debate, repeatedly claiming that the “rent is too damn high,” but there are questions about the charismatic candidate’s past.

2010/10/20

Calif. Group Airs Anti-Tea Party Ad In Times Square

A California consumer-advocacy group has launched an ad on a Times Square video screen aimed at rallying the left before the November elections and labeling the tea party movement as “insane.”

2010/09/22

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