NY Democrats are defying voters and paving the way for fraud to lock in one-party rule

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New York Democrats are so intent on locking in one-party rule, they’re blatantly defying what the voters simply instructed them.

The most recent instance: On Monday, the state Senate handed payments that would pave the best way for fraudulent “poll harvesting” for instance, increasing absentee-ballot drop-off places, making it simpler to vote at a second residence and increasing early voting places.

The laws additionally strikes the voter-registration deadline from 25 days earlier than an election to simply 10. So, with early voting as much as 12 days prior, it’ll be attainable to register and vote on the identical day — exactly what New York voters overwhelmingly rejected (56% to 44%) in November’s referendum.

Dems suppose such measures will result in extra votes for them, cementing their maintain on political places of work lengthy into the long run. They merely don’t care if these votes are solid illegally, say, by folks mailing or dropping off absentee ballots on behalf of others (harvesting). But in November, voters additionally made their need to restrict such potential fraud and limit absentee voting clear after they shot down one other poll proposal (55% to 45%) that will have expanded it.

Voters additionally nixed a proposal to weaken the independence of a state redistricting panel, however that didn’t cease Gov. Kathy Hochul from signing a legislation to do exactly that: If the bipartisan panel can’t agree on a single set of maps by Saturday — which now appears probably — the Democrat-dominated Legislature can impose its personal.

Dems declare they’re preventing “voter-suppression” however present no proof it even exists. In the meantime, voters are clearly involved about fraud: In a statewide ballot final yr, the state’s Conservative Get together discovered 78% of voters ranked in-person voting safer than absentee voting; a powerful majority, 57%, stated defending the integrity of elections needs to be a high precedence; and 56% favored a two-party system over one-party, Democratic management.

Alas, voters’ views and election integrity simply can’t compete with the lure of everlasting energy for New York Democrats.