BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN) - Democrats in the New York State Legislature from Western New York touted the voting reform package, which passed earlier this week in the 2019 session.
"(It will) help make it easier for everyone to perform their civic duty by casting a ballot," Assemblyman Sean Ryan said.
"We're hoping that, at some point, we can lobby our senators and assemblymembers for some funding from the state to help with this," Zellner said. "I know the governor has mentioned a number in the past. We're definitely going to need a little help but we feel confident that we are going to make this happen and make it happen in June for the primary."
Zellner also discussed same-day registration and said that an individual will not be allowed to switch parties on the day of a primary as a way to influence that specific primary vote.
"There's going to be a timeframe, we're working on it right now," Zellner said. "I think it's (between 30 and 90 days) before the election to change your affiliation."
State Senator Tim Kennedy said there was difficulty for many individuals to vote on one day and was one of many factors that led to early voting reform. However, he said additional reform on voting identification laws was not brought up because of several studies to show voter fraud were not based on facts and that it's an example of voter suppression. Zellner added that an individual must show an ID the first time they vote but only have to sign an election book in the following years.