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NY Dem Pushes Fines on ‘Minority Groups’ for Not Voting

by Logan Churchwell A Democrat New York assemblywoman has a solution for low turnout typically among poor and minority voting blocs: fine them if they fail to cast ballots. Manhattan-based Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick (D) filed a “compulsory voting” bill, requiring all eligible New York residents to register and cast ballots, or face a $10 fine unless they can provide “a valid excuse” for not voting. The current bill text does not give guidance on what kind of reasons for failing to vote would be acceptable. Assemblywoman Glick writes in the bill’s summary memo that “mandatory voting would drastically increase… View Article