Does it make sense For NY to have Early Voting? In other states, it has been shown to empower the voter, by giving them more time to vote, or find out if they are properly registered and can vote. So, why not have it here in NY too?

Cuomo includes early voting in NY budget proposal

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is backing up his plan to institute early voting in New York by including it in his budget proposal. The governor's 2018-19 executive budget, which was released Tuesday, would allow early voting and same-day voter registration. Before same-day voter registration is adopted, a constitutional amendment is required.

 From article, (Gov. Andrew Cuomo is backing up his plan to institute early voting in New York by including it in his budget proposal.

The governor's 2018-19 executive budget, which was released Tuesday, would allow early voting and same-day voter registration. Before same-day voter registration is adopted, a constitutional amendment is required. 

It's the second time Cuomo's budget included the early voting proposal. Early voting was in the 2017-18 executive budget, but was not included in the final state budget agreement. 

What Cuomo's executive budget lacks is funding for the adoption of early voting. According to budget documents, it would cost counties $6.4 million to implement early voting. 

Counties have expressed concern in the past that early voting would be another unfunded mandate. 

New York is one of 13 states that lacks some form of early voting. Cuomo's plan would change that be requiring counties to offer at least one early voting polling location for every 50,000 residents during a 12-day period before Election Day. The polling sites would be open at least eight hours on weekdays and five hours on weekends.)

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MuteCuomo's proposal would also permit same-day voter registration. New York's current laws require voter registration weeks or months before an election. This change would allow New Yorkers to register to vote on Election Day. "At this time of citizen alienation and outrage, the best thing we can do is let people know that their voice is heard, that they matter and that they can and they should vote," Cuomo said in his State of the State address earlier this month. "And we should make voting easier, not harder, with same-day registration, no-fault absentee ballots and early voting."