New Absentee Ballot Measures Signed into Law
Governor Cuomo has signed into law election reforms that will make it easier for New Yorkers to vote and be counted in November.
The three-part package includes a new measure which allows absentee ballot applications to be submitted to the Board of Elections immediately.
A second measure gives voters the right to request an absentee ballot due to risk of illness to themselves or others, meaning that concern about contracting COVID-19 is now a valid reason for requesting an