A federal judge has approved the State Board of Election’s latest plan for bringing New York into compliance with federal voting laws. New York is years behind federal deadlines to comply with the Help America Vote Act, which was enacted after the contested 2000 presidential elections to ensure better vote-counting accuracy and access for the disabled. On Wednesday, Judge Gary L. Sharpe of Federal District Court gave the state permission to follow through on plans to come into compliance. If the state meets the agreed-upon timeline, voting machines accessible to the disabled will be available in every polling place around the state by November’s elections. The state would then replace all pull-lever machines with high-tech machines by the fall 2009 elections.
MAYOR BLOOMBERG DELIVERS 2008 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS"Unfortunately, a Charter Revision Commission can't affect an area that desperately needs modernization: The Board of Elections, perhaps the only agency that still has the party bosses directly calling the shots. But this year, we will work with Citizens Union to build a nonpartisan coalition that unites the left and the right around a very basic idea: Hiring should be based on merit, not party ties. 2008 is the 130th anniversary of the death of Boss Tweed. Let's also make it the year we finally put to rest his style of politics."
Michael H. Drucker
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2 comments:
So Michael,
Do you interpret that as another hint at his presidential run?
Have a look at this website, I think it will interest you:
Run Mike Run
Michael Bloomberg for President
http://www.RunMikeRun.com
I am not sure about president. I would rather he take on the NY Governor position and fix it first, then President. I worked on both his Mayor campaigns.
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