The midterm election cycle revealed in gory detail the various problems states have administering elections. Georgia was in the news for a number of controversies: requiring an “exact match” between the names on the registration lists and other state databases, database insecurities, and charges of voter suppression.

Here in New York, we like to think we do better. But we still do not allow early voting (as 37 states do), no-excuse absentee ballots (allowed in 26 states and Washington D.C.), automatic registration (as permitted by 15 states and DC) or an easy path to change enrollment from one political party to another (our closed primary system requires an 11-month waiting period to vote in most party primaries). The Governor and the legislature’s majority party have pledged to reform these and related laws.

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