New York Govenor Andrew Cuomo just made it alot easier for New Yorkers to get to the voting booths tomorrow. Due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and with the important Presidential Elections tomorrow, Govenor Cuomo is allowing all New York residents to vote at ANY voting precinct, regardless of where they live.
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In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday he has signed an executive order allowing people displaced by Sandy to go to any “approximate polling place,” sign an affidavit add cast their votes for president, U.S. Senate or other races that would have been on the ballot in their own precincts.
“We want everyone to vote,” Cuomo said. “Just because you’re displaced doesn’t mean you should be disenfranchised.”
Lawrence Norden, an election expert at New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice, said he believes Cuomo’s move is allowable under state election laws.
“This is probably not ideal,” said Norden, the deputy director of the Democracy Program at the liberal-leaning Brennan Center. “But given the dire circumstances, people should be allowed to cast their ballots.”
