Ballots Behind Bars: Council Pushes Rikers Island Voting Overhaul (opens in new tab)

New York City lawmakers are pushing to overhaul how people jailed on Rikers Island cast their votes after just 335 of roughly 6,000 eligible detainees cast absentee ballots in the last general election, officials said Tuesday. Lawmakers want to make it easier for people in custody to request absentee ballots and get information about candidates. […] The post Ballots Behind Bars: Council Pushes Rikers Island Voting Overhaul appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.