Term Limits, Citizen Ballot Initiatives, Increased Ballot Access, and Nonpartisan Primaries are Extremely Popular with Voters Albany, NY (November 27, 2023) – Non-partisan Unite New York unveiled its fourth Voter Empowerment Index (VEI) of 2023, and the data is stark, as one year of polling research definitively proves New York voters want government reform initiatives […]
More than 2/3 of Independents, 57% of all Voters, Say New York State on the Wrong Track Albany, NY (October 22, 2023) – A new poll out today from nonpartisan Unite NY shows Governor Hochul’s approval rating dropping from 50% in March to 33% by last month, with two-thirds of independent voters saying the state […]
Today, Governor Hochul’s office announce she had signed a package of Democracy Reform and voting rights bills. As a result, Unite NY Executive Director Timothy Dunn released the following statement: “We appreciate the effort to address democracy reform being made by the Governor and Legislature. While we are always glad to see work being done to […]
Party Registration is not Required to Make Your Voice Heard! Albany, NY (September 19, 2023) – Today on National Voter Registration Day, Unite NY is urging any eligible New Yorkers to register to vote. In doing so, Unite NY also reminds them that, like 3.4 million others in New York, a voter does not have […]
As a punctuation mark on our recent media coverage of the VEI findings, our Tim Dunn sat down with Errol Lewis of Inside City Hall to talk unaffiliated voters, the VEI, and more. Check it out here.
You know you have a compelling story to tell when it lands on the front page of the NY Post. Check out this coverage of our most recent VEI poll in today’s Post!
This morning’s Politico Playbook covered our most recent VEI. This is one of the most widely-read morning newsletters in NY political circles. Check it out here and learn more about the VEI here.
More choices and more voices make a better democracy by Barbara Collura The recent decision by the State Supreme Court to allow independent candidate Kellin Rowlands to remain on the ballot as a candidate for Bethlehem Town Board was a win for democracy and I was so disappointed to see the decision appealed by our […]
As we ponder the anniversary of our great nation’s independence, are we also staring into a willful tyranny of the minority? Absurdly low turnout in recent primaries and general elections show just how powerless New York voters feel – and how easy it is for elected officials to take advantage. This great recent piece from […]
Unite NY works every day to engage and empower voters and work for solutions to bring more people out to vote, allow more candidates to get on the ballot and improve our democracy. Politics in New York are too polarized and our organization strongly believes that the solution to this problem is to enact reforms […]