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The Brian Lehrer Show

The Nuts and Bolts of Voting in New York and New Jersey

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

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4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The nuts and bolts of how to vote in New York and New Jersey, and what to do if problems arise.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Brian Mayer on WNYC.

0:12.6

By the way, here's a tiny little addendum to that Washington Post conversation we just had with Bob Woodward, listener texts.

0:20.8

In my opinion, people shouldn't be

0:22.7

canceling their Washington Post subscriptions. They should cancel their Amazon subscriptions and stop

0:28.5

doing business with Amazon to really send a message to Bezos. So interesting thought from a

0:33.6

listener that I thought I would pass along, making that distinction. And now a practical

0:37.9

guide to voting in New York and New Jersey for those of you who haven't done it yet. And we'll

0:42.7

take stories from those of you who have with tips to make sure your vote gets registered

0:47.7

properly. We know that sometimes over the years voters have had to contend with long lines,

0:53.1

confusing instructions, last-minute

0:55.4

polling place, changes, things like that. So we'll let you know now what to do if you run into any

1:00.7

of those issues and also just go over some of what's on the ballot to know to vote for one

1:07.8

thing or another. And there are still some things to know about mail-in ballots

1:11.0

and the remaining days of early voting, as well as Election Day itself. So joining us now are

1:16.1

two champions of local democracy. We have Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause, New York,

1:22.7

and Hennell Patel, Director of the Democracy and Justice Program at the New Jersey Institute for Social

1:28.5

Justice. They're here to answer your questions and clear up any lingering confusion. And even though

1:34.6

they're from New York and New Jersey in particular, we can also take on some voting issues

1:39.5

from other states, hello Connecticut, hello nearby swing state of Pennsylvania, or anyone else.

1:45.5

I know rules are different in different states, but some of these things are also common to

1:49.8

different states but affect the swing states. 212-433.

1:54.5

WNYC, with your stories or questions about getting that vote registered.

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