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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Preparations for NYC Election Day heat wave blasted as inadequate by Cuomo
NEW YORK — Hundreds of polling sites in the city that do not have air conditioning systems will be equipped with electric fans on Tuesday, when temperatures are projected to soar into the 100s as New Yorkers head out to vote in the local 2025 primary elections. But the ramped-up heat precautions were criticized as inadequate by mayoral frontrunner Andrew Cuomo's campaign, which earlier this week demanded that Mayor Adams ensures the Board of Elections installs portable air conditioning units at all sites that do not have centralized A/C. The Cuomo campaign also demanded the mayor's office makes sure polling sites have water bottles on hand to distribute to voters waiting on line. 'This isn't sufficient,' Cuomo campaign spokesman Jason Elan said Thursday in response to the BOE's new heat precaution protocol. 'We are specifically asking for water to be passed out and A/C systems to be installed to ensure that people who are voting can do so in a cool and comfortable environment.' Elan's rebuke came after Vinny Ignizio, the deputy executive of the city Board of Elections, said his agency estimates a bit less than half of the 1,213 polling stations operating across the city Tuesday will not have air conditioning and will need to be fitted with fans. He cautioned that the board's review of sites is still ongoing and that he didn't have an exact number on how many sites don't have A/C. In a statement, the board also said staffers will ensure 'a steady supply of water is available' at all polling stations and work closely with emergency management agencies and utility providers to make sure sites aren't at risk of losing electricity amid the heat. Ignizio said the heat wave set to wash over the city during Tuesday's election is mostly a problem for poll workers. 'While voters generally spend only a few minutes at a polling place, our poll workers serve on the front lines for up to 17 hours,' he said. 'This is fundamentally a facilities and workforce challenge, and we are treating it with the urgency it deserves.' Adams spokeswoman Kayla Mamelak shot back at Cuomo's criticisms, arguing his demands are misdirected. 'As Andrew Cuomo should know, elections are managed by the New York City Board of Elections – an independent body, separate from the Adams administration,' she said. 'Mayor Adams believes that all New Yorkers should exercise their democratic right to vote, and we are coordinating closely with the New York City Board of Elections in advance of Tuesday's forecasted heat to monitor for impacts.' Cuomo is polling as the favorite to win the Democratic mayoral primary, the top item on Tuesday's ballot. A significant segment of Cuomo's political base is older, and the scorching temperatures could pose an issue in terms of those voters making it out to the polls Tuesday. Cuomo's main opponent in the mayoral race, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, has been closing in on him in some recent polls. Adams isn't running against Cuomo in Tuesday's primary, having dropped out of it to seek reelection as an independent in November's general election instead amid continued political fallout from his federal corruption indictment. _____
CTV News
11 hours ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Murphy's Logic: Concerns of younger voters should be taken seriously
I'm a boomer. Moreover, I'm now a senior. Those are terms that I've never cared for but … demographic definitions I cannot deny. A deep dive into the data from the April 28 federal election reveals people in my cohort strongly supported the Liberals. More younger voters supported the Conservatives. That's pretty much the opposite to the way it used to be. It's worth looking at why. The simplest explanation may also prove to be the correct one. Older voters wanted less change than younger voters and Mark Carney's Liberals represented just the right amount of change. Not much; a different face on a familiar body of policy. By definition, it was the small 'c' conservative choice. Every vote counts and the Liberals got the most, the party's best popular vote since 1980 – so they're entitled to govern as they see fit. But even as Conservative support dips in recent polls, the Liberal government should spend considerable time reflecting on why so many others – 41 per cent of the electorate and a great many younger Canadians – voted for change and what it is they want to change. They have legitimate concerns and complaints. It's a long time since a person like me bought a first house and back then, people like me assumed it was only a matter of when we got a first house, not if we got one. Nor did many of us live in our parents' basements, or couch surf because we could afford nothing else. If we had student debts, they were relatively modest, and our jobs were usually full time and secure and came with pensions and benefits, which many of us took for granted. That's not the way it is for many young people and millennials today. Many of them resent us and what we've got – many of us seem entitled and dismissive. We owe it to younger Canadians to listen respectfully to their concerns, to understand them and to insist that government address them. This is not the time for the kind of us versus them thinking and behaviour that often defines partisan politics.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Preparations for NYC Election Day heat wave blasted as inadequate by Cuomo
Hundreds of polling sites in the city that do not have air conditioning systems will be equipped with electric fans on Tuesday, when temperatures are projected to soar into the 100s as New Yorkers head out to vote in the local 2025 primary elections. But the ramped-up heat precautions were criticized as inadequate by mayoral frontrunner Andrew Cuomo's campaign, which earlier this week demanded that Mayor Adams ensures the Board of Elections installs portable air conditioning units at all sites that do not have centralized A/C. The Cuomo campaign also demanded the mayor's office makes sure polling sites have water bottles on hand to distribute to voters waiting on line. 'This isn't sufficient,' Cuomo campaign spokesman Jason Elan said Thursday in response to the BOE's new heat precaution protocol. 'We are specifically asking for water to be passed out and A/C systems to be installed to ensure that people who are voting can do so in a cool and comfortable environment.' Elan's rebuke came after Vinny Ignizio, the deputy executive of the city Board of Elections, said his agency estimates a bit less than half of the 1,213 polling stations operating across the city Tuesday will not have air conditioning and will need to be fitted with fans. He cautioned that the board's review of sites is still ongoing and that he didn't have an exact number on how many sites don't have A/C. In a statement, the board also said staffers will ensure 'a steady supply of water is available' at all polling stations and work closely with emergency management agencies and utility providers to make sure sites aren't at risk of losing electricity amid the heat. Ignizio said the heat wave set to wash over the city during Tuesday's election is mostly a problem for poll workers. 'While voters generally spend only a few minutes at a polling place, our poll workers serve on the front lines for up to 17 hours,' he said. 'This is fundamentally a facilities and workforce challenge, and we are treating it with the urgency it deserves.' Adams spokeswoman Kayla Mamelak shot back at Cuomo's criticisms, arguing his demands are misdirected. 'As Andrew Cuomo should know, elections are managed by the New York City Board of Elections – an independent body, separate from the Adams administration,' she said. 'Mayor Adams believes that all New Yorkers should exercise their democratic right to vote, and we are coordinating closely with the New York City Board of Elections in advance of Tuesday's forecasted heat to monitor for impacts.' Cuomo is polling as the favorite to win the Democratic mayoral primary, the top item on Tuesday's ballot. A significant segment of Cuomo's political base is older, and the scorching temperatures could pose an issue in terms of those voters making it out to the polls Tuesday. Cuomo's main opponent in the mayoral race, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, has been closing in on him in some recent polls. Adams isn't running against Cuomo in Tuesday's primary, having dropped out of it to seek reelection as an independent in November's general election instead amid continued political fallout from his federal corruption indictment.
BBC News
15 hours ago
- Politics
- BBC News
By-elections to take place for two Isle of Man local authorities
Voters will go to the polls in two local authority districts next contests have been confirmed in Port Erin in the south of the Isle of Man and Ramsey's South Ward in the north on 17 closure of nominations on Wednesday saw a vacancy in the Central Ward in Douglas filled uncontested, but seats in two other areas must be re-advertised after failing to attract enough saw only person come forward for two vacancies in the parish, while nobody declared an intention to stand for election to the single seat available in Ballaugh. The latest call for nominations came about following April's all-island election, which saw five local authorities fail to draw enough interest to fill all the seat the Manx capital, where a single seat was available, Arwid Hall has become the new representative, joining Mark Wheeler and Natalie Allanson has joined the board in Jurby, alongside April's elected members Darren Hope, Yasmin Cowell and Phillip Corkill, with one seat still unfilled. Nominated candidates Port Erin (two vacancies): James Cubbon, Karl Drinkwater and Fenella GrayRamsey South Ward (one vacancy): Gillian Corlett, Christopher Martin and John PowellThe polls will be open in both areas from 8:00 until 20:00 BST on 17 July. Additional reporting by the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
'I didn't want to vote but I did last minute'
A Guernsey man who was not going to vote in the general election said he changed his mind because he felt he had to use his vote "wisely".Lee Corbet used just six of his 38 votes, saying there was "no point in voting for somebody you don't want to do the job".Mr Corbet, who had registered despite not wanting to vote, said "if you don't register you don't have the chance to vote."More than 27,000 people were registered to vote in the island's general election. This general election is the second island-wide vote since the electoral system was changed prior to Corbet said it was "hard work" to get through the manifestos."The manifesto's were a nightmare, but I used a summary page and I just did some podcasts on the [candidates] I had left," he said."Voting for 38 people is not possible, the old parish system where you used to be in contact with your deputy and you knew who was representing you, it was much more relevant." Arwen Langlois, 16, made her way to Les Maingys Activity Centre to cast her first ever votes in the midst of preparation for her prom."It was a lot easier than I thought and wasn't as stressful as I thought. Everyone had built it up to be this stressful thing but it was nice and calm," she said."Voting is important because then you can express your opinion and views and you can make a difference to the island, which is really important, especially for a younger person."I used seven of my votes, I decided to [vote for] the ones that would help the younger generation, women's rights, no discrimination in our island." Unlike Mr Corbet and Ms Langlois, 32-year-old Oliver Baxendale used all 38 of his votes, one of the few people the BBC spoke to who had."It was an interesting experience, there is quite a range of candidates and it was difficult to find a selection that I really wanted," he said."I tried to make some educated decisions as best as I could. "There was a lot of focus on housing, that's a common issue that is coming up right now so that was one of the things that I was bearing in mind when I was making my decision." Forty-year-old Annaika Le Lievre said she used about 20 of her votes when she went to the polling station at the Castel Douzaine Room."There was certain criteria that I went through and quite a lot of them didn't fill that," she said."I wanted some representation especially of women, there is a lack of woman representation at the moment so it was nice there was quite a few this year going forward."Also a few younger candidates as well, it's nice to get change the demographic up."
