Statement
January 8, 2025
Statement from Citizens Union in Response to Department of Investigation Report Revealing Harassment and Hostile Work Environment at the NYC Board of Elections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (January 8, 2025) – Citizens Union issues the following statement from Executive Director Betsy Gotbaum in…
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September 20, 2023
Citizens Union Applauds Governor Hochul for Signing Legislation Strengthening Our Democracy and Protecting the Right to Vote
For Immediate Release September 20, 2023 Contact: Jake Oliver, jake@anatgerstein.com, 347 361 9983 New York, N.Y. (September 20, 2023) — Citizens…
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January 10, 2023
Citizens Union Responds to Senate Passage of Legislation to Reform the Operations of New York’s Local Boards of Elections
For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Oliver, jake@anatgerstein.com, 347 361 9983 New York, N.Y. (January 10, 2022) – Citizens Union releases the…
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December 19, 2022
Citizens Union, other good government groups demand Council hold hearings to vet Board of Elections nominee
December 19, 2022 -- Citizens Union, Common Cause NY, the League of Women Voters of the City of New York, NYPIRG and Reinvent Albany have sent a…
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May 17, 2022
Citizens Union Applauds State Senate for Taking Steps to Reform New York’s Broken Election Administration System
For Immediate Release Contact: Jake Oliver, jake@anatgerstein.com, 347 361 9983 New York, N.Y. (May 17, 2022) – Citizens Union releases the…
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April 11, 2022
Citizens Union Issues Statement in Response to 2022 State Budget Deal
For Immediate Release Contact- Jake Oliver, jake@anatgerstein.com, 347 361 9983 New York, N.Y. (April 8, 2022) – Citizens Union releases the…
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July 2, 2021
Citizens Union Outlines Steps the Board of Elections Must Take to Regain the Trust of Voters After Latest Blunder
Good Government group urges NYC BOE to increase transparency, accelerate the release of raw data and agree to an independent inquiry, and encourages…
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Statement
September 29, 2020
Statement from Betsy Gotbaum of Citizens Union on Reports of New Yorkers being sent incorrect absentee ballots
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2020 Contact: Jake Oliver, jake@anatgerstein.com, (347) 361-9983 New York, N.Y. (September 29, 2020)— Citizens…
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April 24, 2020
Citizens Union Applauds Governor Cuomo’s Announcement of Executive Order on Absentee Voting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2020 Contact: Jake Oliver, jake@anatgerstein.com, (347) 361-9983 To view memorandum from Citizens Union’s Board of…
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April 22, 2019
Citizens Union Calls for Oversight of Board of Elections
Citizens Union, a leading good government group committed to fostering accountability, accessibility, and transparency in our government issues the…
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