At Unite NY our simple credo is, if democracy is good, more democracy is better. Few issues more simply or better exemplifies this than term limits. Incumbents, in heavily gerrymandered district, armed with countless advantages over challengers, often stay in office for decades, leaving New York voters with fewer choices and feeling powerless in the […]
On July 11 at noon, reformers and average people from all over New York will be coming together to discuss the problems we face with a broken election system in New York and how we can work together to fix it! Join us at noon on Tuesday July 11 online and learn more here!
Hochul Victory Highlights Missed Opportunity to Connect with Independents Local publication MyLittleFalls.Com covered Unite NY’s post election release. Read more here.
To Fix Longstanding Problems, the State Needs to Give Power Back to Voters Through Increased Ballot Access, Initiative and Referendum, and More Inclusive Primaries Albany, NY – The results of New York’s second primary election of the summer are in, and they are the same as the first, with voters staying away from the polls […]
One of the most frustrating outcomes of this wild and confusing political year in New York is that, for only the second time in our history, voters will have only two choices for Governor in 2022. The last time this occurred was 1946, when Governor Dewey defeated US Senator James Mead of Buffalo to win […]
Kahlil (KB) Byrd, CEO of Invest America, recently talked up Unite NY’s efforts on democracy reform in a great post in the Fulcrum. He compares the challenges to landing on the moon and outlines the challenges we face in fixing a broken system. It’s a great synopsis of our efforts and just how urgent our […]
For more than a year, Unite NY has been vocal about the vital changes needed to fix the broken political system in New York State. The systemic nature of our problems are pretty clear when the major issues in the Governor’s race are high taxes, high crime, mandates, and economic opportunities (or lack thereof). Those […]
Conducted by John Zogby Strategies, the Poll Kicks off an Ongoing Index on Voter Sentiment on Pro-Democracy Reform; Finds Hochul with Commanding Lead, Zeldin and Giuliani Neck and Neck Albany, NY – A new poll done by the non-partisan organization Unite NY and John Zogby Strategies revealed the shocking finding that more than one-third of […]
A new poll by John Zogby Strategies reveals that overwhelming numbers of New Yorkers are ready to support open primaries, ending a long tradition of “party only” voters in primaries. The poll of 1,505 likely voters statewide was commissioned by the new non-partisan reform organization Unite NY, and was conducted by John Zogby Strategies on […]
Unite NY was thrilled to welcome John and Jeremy Zogby to the Rock City Centre in Little Falls on Wednesday night for a sold out event, where attendees learned about Open Primaries and voter attitudes towards such reform. It was an incredible and exciting event that was featured on NewsChannel2 (WKTV) recently. Check it out […]