political law

NIAGARA FALLS (TNS) — There is general agreement that New York state needs to expand the number of Supreme Court justices to tackle a mammoth backlog ...

SALAMANCA — The Board of Education of the Salamanca City Central School District has announced the availability of absentee voter ballots and early ma...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Board of Education announces Voter Registration Day will be held Tuesday, April 22, in the Superintendent’s Office conferenc...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state's top court put an end Thursday to New York City's effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections. In a 6...

OLEAN — Officials hope to recap their suggestions for updating the city’s founding document this spring. The Olean Charter Commission discussed having...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District has announced nominating petitions are available for this year’s school board election on May 2...

In the dying days of 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129/A.3351) and an expansion of the existing ban on hydraulic...

OLEAN — A review of the city’s governing document is nearing its completion almost a year after starting. The Olean Charter Commission, which first me...

LITTLE VALLEY — About three in every 20 active voters in Cattaraugus County cast ballots during the nine days of early voting, Board of Elections offi...

LITTLE VALLEY — More than 2,500 Cattaraugus County residents cast ballots in the first three days of early voting, officials reported Monday. The Boar...

OLEAN — Voters taking advantage of the early voting site in Olean may have to navigate around some road construction during the week. Road work is tak...

The Allegany County Democratic Committee is coordinating round-trip rides to early voting locations for voters who lack reliable transportation. Alleg...

BELMONT — While voters may be concerned about the safety of their ballots in the upcoming election, Allegany County elections officials say new voting...

LITTLE VALLEY — A leader at the Cattaraugus County Board of Elections for 20 years, Kevin Burleson has been reappointed Democratic election commission...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Board of Elections is offering extended hours during the two weeks prior to the Nov. 5 general election, Electi...

A law moving many town and county elections in New York to even-numbered years to align them with state and federal races was struck down by a state j...

Next month, the votes of New Yorkers may possibly decide which party controls the House of Representatives for the 119th U.S. Congress. The margin bet...

LITTLE VALLEY — Commissioners Kevin Burleson and Cortney Spittler of the Cattaraugus County Board of Elections have established local registration day...