Politics
Queens has only seven polling sites in
state’s first early voting, and one lawmaker
demands more
BY BILL PARRY
A Queens lawmaker wants the city’s Board
of Elections to go back to the drawing
board when it comes to early voting sites
in the borough.
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At a press conference on May 3 at LaGuardia
Community College, state Senator Michael Giana-ris
called on the BOE to create more than seven
early poll sites for voters in Queens, which has the
second-highest population in the state (by county)
and the largest geographic area in the city.
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Senator Michael Gianaris
“Seven polling sites for more than two million
people is an affront to democracy. The Board of
Elections plan deserves a recount,” Gianaris said.
“We passed this law to make it easier for millions
of New Yorkers to vote. The Board of Elections
needs to step up so more New Yorkers will vote.”
EARLY
VOTING
REFORM
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