Press Release

Voters have filed a lawsuit appealing the New York Board of Elections’ approved ballot language for Proposition 1, which concerns amending the state constitution to establish a redistricting commission.

In November, New York voters will be asked to pass judgment on a constitutional amendment that changes the way legislative and congressional districts are redrawn every 10 years based on the U.S. Census. The ballot proposition is wonky and complicated and therefore open to manipulation. And manipulated it was.

Common Cause New York is urging the state Public Service Commission to reject the proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable, saying it would create a behemoth beyond the control of state regulators, foster higher prices for Internet access and limit data speeds for many customers.

For the second consecutive year, government-reform advocates are raising questions about a statewide referendum on this year's ballot and claiming its language is a bit too rosy.

Money, the saying goes, cannot buy happiness. But can it buy a seat in the New York State Legislature?

Today, Common Cause/NY filed a seventeen page public comment with the Public Service Commission (PSC), outlining its opposition to the proposed merger between Time Warner Cable and Comcast Corporation