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 1876 Presidential Election was one of the most contentious ever…. NY Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote over Ohio Republican Rutherford B. Hayes. But…. 20 Electoral Votes (Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, South Carolina) were in dispute. Am I the only one experiencing Deja Vu over these historical facts? Election fraud was suspected. Democrats…
Proud Brooklynites (and is there really any other kind, lol?) can argue that NYC’s current Mayor Eric Adams is a native of Brooklyn, and more than a few Hizzoners have hailed from Kings County… But there was a time when all the Mayors of Brooklyn were from, well, Brooklyn!
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…