Entries by Tim Dunn

New Yorker Demand Term Limits

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 […]

NY Deserves Better Options at 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 […]

UNY in the News: KB Byrd Talking Unite and Reform in the Fulcrum

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 […]

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Overwhelming Majority of NYS Voters Say Open Primaries Will Bring Needed Change to Failing Political System

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 […]

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WKTV Coverage: Zogby Talks Open Primaries

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 […]