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Zellnor Myrie: “We put on the ballot, same day registration to allow for…”

Featuring: Zellnor Myrie, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 20

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New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie Discusses Voting Rights and Legislative Achievements on Defending Democracy Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 22:53

… to take harbor in that and say, well, you know, Republicans here aren't as strident and extreme as those we see around the country. But that's not the case anymore. We put on the ballot, same day registration to allow for more people to participate. No excuse absentee balloting to remove the requirement that you had to provide an excuse to vote by absentee. This was temporarily put in place during the pandemic. (22:53–23:01)

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Asserts that same-day registration was put on the ballot to increase voter participation.

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