Zephyr Teachout + Activists Rally for Easy Elections, Call on Cuomo to End Voter Suppression

Early Voting, Automatic Voter Registration, Electronic Poll-books, Parole Voting

NEW YORK, NY (06/13/2017) (readMedia)-- Activists from across the state will come together to demand that New York update it's antiquated elections and end the endless cycle of voter frustration.

37 states already have some form of Early Voting, leaving New York as one of only 13 states without any means to vote early except via absentee ballot. New York does not have any form of Automatic Voter Registration either. Automatically registering eligible voters encourages civic participation, and provides a vehicle for state agencies to efficiently transfer voter registration information to the Board of Elections. 16 states allow post-incarceration voting, which fosters re-entry through civic participation and is easier to administer. Outdated elections is in part why only 29 percent of the state's eligible population voted in 2014, putting New York in the bottom third nationally.

DAY OF ACTION SCHEDULE

• 11:30 a.m. at West Capitol Park - Obstacle "To Voting" Course

• 12:00 noon at West Capitol Park - Rally

Rally Speakers:

Zephyr Teachout

Susan Lerner, Executive Director, Common Cause NY

Impacted Voter - 32BJ, worker who needs early voting

Dr. Alice Green - Executive Director, Center for Law & Justice

Assemblymembers Latrice Walker & Brian Kavanagh

Marvin Holland, Political Director, TWU

Jamaica Miles, Lead Organizer, Citizen Action of New York

Dare Thompson, President, League of Women Voters of NYS

The Easy Elections Day of Action is organized by Common Cause/NY, 32 BJ, Citizen Action-NY, VOCAL NY, Center for Law & Justice, Transit Workers Union (TWU), the League of Women Voters, NY4Democracy, NY Civic Engagement Table, Public Citizen

WHO:

Zephyr Teachout

Susan Lerner, Executive Director, Common Cause NY

Impacted Voter - 32BJ, worker who needs early voting

Dr. Alice Green - Executive Director, Center for Law & Justice

Assemblymembers Latrice Walker & Brian Kavanagh

Marvin Holland, Political Director, TWU

Jamaica Miles, Lead Organizer, Citizen Action of New York

Dare Thompson, President, League of Women Voters of NYS

WHAT:

 Activists rally for voting reform

WHEN: Tuesday June 13, 2017 at 12:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: West Capitol Park
Albany, New York
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