Release: Unite NY Launches 2.0 Version of Voter Empowerment Index – Shows Overwhelming Support for Reform

Half of New Yorkers Considering Leaving – Cite a Broken Political System, and Crime as Top Issues; Support for Structural Reforms Including Term Limits is Sky High Albany, NY (April 18, 2023) – Half of New York State voters believe the state’s political environment is on the wrong track and 51% are considering leaving the […]

Unite NY Announces New Plan to Build Stronger Democracy Through More Voices and More Choices

Independent Organization Transitions to Membership Model Focused on Research, Partnership, Education and Advocacy Albany, NY – In order to bring more democracy to more people, Unite NY, an organization focused on bringing together moderate and middle-of-the-road New Yorkers frustrated by the state’s broken, hyper-partisan political system, has announced a change in strategic direction. Beginning in […]

Hochul’s Narrow Victory Highlights a Miss for Independent Voters

The Governor Failed to Secure the Support of Many who Want Reform Albany, NY – This week, Governor Kathy Hochul was narrowly elected Governor of the State of New York when, for the first time since 1946, New Yorkers only had two candidates to choose from on the ballot. The Governor barely defeated Congressman Lee Zeldin, as […]

Vote Unite NY Endorses Bipartisan Slate of Candidates Committed to Reform

The Independent Organization Endorses Three Candidates for Seats in the NYS Legislature Albany, NY – Vote Unite NY today announced the endorsement of a bipartisan slate of candidates for seats in the New York State Legislature. The independent organization formed to find common sense solutions to the state’s most pressing problems has endorsed two Democrats […]

New Yorkers Once Again Stay Home on Election Day, Unite NY Renews Call for Reform

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 […]

Armed with Tens of Millions in Special Interest Money, Governor Hochul and NY State Democrats Take Aim at Independent Bodies in Effort to Suppress the Interests of Hundreds of Thousands of Voters

Nonpartisan Reform Organization Unite NY, Joined by the Green Party, Calls on Democratic Party Insiders to Halt its Attempt to Block Ballot Access for Independent Voices and Stifle Voter Choice Albany, NY – In a blatant attempt to stifle voices of independent voters, Democratic party insiders are seeking to keep seven different independent organizations from […]

New Unite NY Poll Shows Giuliani in Lead in GOP Primary; Zeldin Numbers Continue to Fall

Third Consecutive Unite NY/John Zogby Strategies Poll has Giuliani Ahead, Lead now Stretched to 10 Points, Zeldin Numbers Drop for the 4th Poll in a Row Albany, NY – Andrew Giuliani now has a 10-point lead in the GOP race for Governor according to the latest poll from Unite NY and John Zogby Strategies. This […]

Unite NY Calls for Changes to Ballot Access Requirements to Give Voters a Greater Voice

With the Court of Appeals Throwing Out Partisan and Unconstitutional District Lines, 2022 Election is in Disarray; NYS Should Not Compound This by Disenfranchising Independent Voters Albany, NY – In the wake of the historic Court of Appeals ruling that threw out the partisan and unconstitutionally gerrymandered New York State Senate and Congressional district lines, […]

Unite NY Announces Support for Legislative Candidates

Organization Will Circulate Independent Petitions to Secure Spon on Ballot for Both Gubernatorial and Legislative Candidates that have called for Systemic Reform Albany, NY – Unite NY announced the organization will support the campaigns of a half dozen like-minded reform-focused candidates around the State. Unite NY is committed to creating a statewide ballot line this […]