voting right

With the recent rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, they are sending a clear message that the majority of them are out of step with what the majority o...

NEW YORK — A judge on Monday blocked New York City from letting noncitizens vote for mayor and other municipal offices, a measure that Republicans had...

ALBANY — All individuals released on parole could vote in New York under a bill that passed the Assembly on Wednesday and is now on its way to the gov...

ALBANY — Civil liberties groups are asking a state court to block New York election officials from enforcing a requirement that voters register 25 day...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed said Wednesday he was preparing federal legislation to stop 77 convicted sex offenders given a conditional pardon and the right to ...

During the 19th century, residents of the Southern Tier stood in the forefront of a movement to expand democracy. Thousands of local young men joined ...