Gov. Hochul signs law expanding voting by mail

On Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a package of election law bills that includes a measure allowing all registered voters in New York to cast an early voting ballot by mail. A lawsuit challenging the new law was filed by Republicans immediately following the signing of the bill. Another bill signed into law allows New Yorkers to register to vote and cast their ballots at their polling place on the same day on the first day of the early voting period. Read more here.