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Ethics 01.28.2020

The NYC Conflicts of Interest Board must open an investigation into NYC Board of Elections Executive Director Michael Ryan’s relationship with ES&S.

Common Cause/NY sent a letter of complaint to the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) requesting that it open an investigation into Michael J. Ryan, the Executive Director of the New York City Board of Elections (NYCBOE). The complaint stems from Ryan's problematic relationship with the voting machine vendor Election Systems & Software (ES&S).

Voting & Elections 01.13.2020

ExpressVote XL Voting Machines Are Bad for New York

Report

The New York State Board of Elections is planning to certify a voting machine that is highly error-prone, expensive and would only serve to undermine faith in the accuracy of election results.

12.2.2019

Common Cause NY Financials 2018

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10.2.2019

Common Cause/NY’s Position on the 2019 NYC Ballot Proposals

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CCNY supports all 5 ballot proposals.

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