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New York City Democratic Mayoral Candidates Forum: "Voting Rights, Election Reform & the Future of New York"
When: Monday, May 13, 2013, 7PM
Where: Cardozo School of Law,
55 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003
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NYC Archive
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Immigrant Voting Rights in New York City: What does our Democracy look like?
March 25, 2011–New York City: At the New School’s Eugene Lang College on Wednesday, March 23, the NY Coalition to Expand Voting Rights held a free public forum on non-citizen voting rights and a discussion about Intro. 410, legislation recently introduced in the City Council that would restore municipal voting rights for legally residing non-citizens [...] -
Ten leaders a-leaping to let immigrants vote
YOUR NABE.COM By Joe Anuta Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:10 AM EST Ten City Council members were preparing to introduce a bill that would extend municipal voting rights to legal immigrants, but not all lawmakers are pushing for suffrage. The potential bill would allow the city’s 1.3 million tax-paying immigrants who hold green cards — [...] -
November 1st, Press Conference – Summary
On this chilly morning of the day before midterm elections the Coalition gathered in front of the Board of Elections on Broadway in lower Manhattan. Press: QueensLatino.com (Spanish) - WBAI Interviewed Irma Rodriguez from the QCHand Council Member Daniel Droom – Pressenza – Article – Slideshow Before the Event Daniel Dromm’s view on “voting rights” [...] -
1.3 Million New Yorkers will be Silent on Election Day
pressenza.com On this chilly morning of the day before midterm elections, the supporters of the New York Coalition to Expand Voting Rights, a group working to change New York City law to give all documented residents the right to vote in municipal elections, gathered in front of the Board of Elections on Broadway in lower [...] -
WBAI Interviewed Irma Rodriguez about the Resident Voting Rights Campaign
The interview was conduct by Jose Santiago and broadcast on WBAI on the 6 PM news on November 2nd 2010 Irma E. Rodriguez, Executive Director, Queens Community House, a community-based nonprofit organization that serves 30,000 Queens residents each year, many of whom are immigrants and first generation Americans. -
Legislación por el derecho al voto de los residentes legales
Queens Latino – Javier Castaño | lunes, 1 de noviembre de 2010 “Estamos listo a introducir la legislación que le permitiría votar a los residentes legales en las elecciones municipales”, dijo Daniel Dromm, presidente del Comité de Inmigración del Concejo de la ciudad de Nueva York. Este concejal demócrata se dirigió al edificio en donde [...] -
Daniel Dromm’s view on “voting rights”
It is time for our evolving democracy to embrace voting rights in local elections for all residents. We are all stakeholders in our community and should have a say in important local issues. In the words of the Revolutionary patriots who put their lives on the line for the freedoms we enjoy today, “No taxation [...] -
NYC Elected Officials Join Coalition of Voting Rights Advocates to Express Support for Expanding Municipal Voting Rights to All Legal NYC Residents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NY, NY— On Monday, November 1st, 2010 the NY Coalition to Expand Voting Rights is holding a press conference from 11:30AM to 12:30 PM in front of the Manhattan Board of Elections (32 Broadway—N, R trains to Rector) to protest the fact that one out of every five New Yorkers has no [...] -
Voices 436 / Vote for Residents in NYC
The organization New York Community Media Alliance produces a national newsletter every month that distributes to all media in USA, including the most important publications such as the NY Times. In the last issue, they publish two pieces from QueensLatino.com and one is about the Vote of the NYC residents in local elections translated in [...] -
Testimony Submitted to the City Charter Revision Commission
Dear Chairman Goldstein and Director Goodman: The city charter can play a key role in encouraging greater voter participation and civic integration. In advance of your June 2nd discussion of this issue, I write you to detail one specific suggestion designed to maximize voter involvement and to increase government accountability to all New Yorkers: restoring [...]
