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Article: Spitzer Mulls Suit to Renovate Voting, Kill Paper Ballots.(TheFrontPage)
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- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- January 8, 2001
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Byline: Andrea Bernstein
State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says he is considering the possibility of a lawsuit to drag New York's antiquated voting system into the 21st century. Mr. Spitzer told The Observer he preferred a legislative approach to achieve voting reform. But, he added, "I never rule out litigation when I think there's a cause of action."
Election reform could become a hot issue in the city this year, when the full effects of New York's term-limits law are felt. Incumbents holding all three citywide offices and 39 of the City Council's 51 seats are ineligible to run for re-election; a massive scramble is already underway to succeed the ...