New York officials urge early voting, pledge to protect voters amid misinformation fears

Two days before early voting begins in New York, elected officials and voting rights groups gathered at the Brooklyn Museum, one of New York City’s early voting sites, to urge New Yorkers to take advantage of early voting and avoid lines on Election Day, Nov. 3. They also assured voters that their rights remained protected despite the federal government’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting and sow confusion about how and when to vote. Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause/NY, explained that hundreds of trained volunteers with the nonpartisan Election Protection coalition will be deployed across New York state during early voting and on Election Day to observe the voting process, protect voters’ rights and answer questions. The volunteers will work to ensure that all voters can cast their ballots and have their votes counted. Digital poll monitors will also watch social media to assist voters in real time and flag misinformation and disinformation.

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