November is next month (you probably realized that, lol). And Election day is November 4th this year. Are you registered to vote? Do you know your polling place? Mailing it in? If you’ve got these questions — rest easy — The New York Law Institute’s got answers (& links!) for you….
October 25::The Board of Election must receive your voter registration application(via mail/in person/ or online) by this date….. If you are requesting early mail ballot or absentee ballot, the Board of Elections must receive your application via online portal, email, fax, or mail by this date. (You may request one in person through November 3rd.) Click here for Board of Election information for your Borough….
Nov. 3: last day to apply in person at the Board of Electionsfor an early mail or absentee ballot.
Nov. 4: Election Day — Polls are open from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. Click here to find your polling place. Early mail/absentee ballots must be postmarked no later than November 4th to be valid.
The end of October — Halloween! — brings out the tricks and treats, even here in the seemingly staid New York Law Institute…. For those colleagues that are a little spooked by AI — here are some “tricks” regarding prompt engineering & chatbots that will put your AI fears aside…. And for any law librarian…
Veterans Day’s origin began with the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. Briefly known as Armistice Day, November 11th became Veterans Day as “the war to end all wars” became just the first of many wars waged in the 20th Century….
Now that Britbox has made its hit series about my own favorite movie star, maybe it’s time to blog about a central legal aspect of Mr. Leach’s/Grant’s life. Archibald Leach became Cary Grant as an adult, forging a new identity that began with legally changing his name. For my mere mortal readers — here are…
You probably know that November 11th is known as Veterans Day, a Federal Holiday…. And you may know that Veterans Day was original “Armistice Day” — commemorating the end of World War I (November 11, 1918) … But did you know that November 11th officially became Veterans Day on June 1, 1954 (P.L. 280)? You…
Juneteenth became a Federal Holiday when President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in 2021…. And here at The New York Law Institute, we believe one of the best ways to celebrate Juneteenth is to learn more about the Holiday…. ProQuest Congressional is always a great place to begin researching any Federal Legislative matters…. and we…
