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Senator Oppenheimer and the Westchester Independent Living Center Remind Voters of the Availability of Ballot Marking Devices

As you know, last year marked the introduction of new paper ballots that are fed into a scanner to be counted.  Many voters may have had difficulties reading the small print on those ballots.  Senator Oppenheimer and the Westchester Independent Living Center wish to alert voters to the availability of Ballot Marking Devices (BMDs) at each polling site that can help in the voting process.

October 26, 2011
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Improving Our Schools

Race to the Top Legislation Highlights the Benefits of Consensus Approach

By: State Senator Suzi Oppenheimer

In May, the New York Legislature and Governor Paterson enacted sweeping education reforms that will pave the way for innovations to close the achievement gap and better prepare our students to compete in the global economy.  I was privileged to take part in the negotiations over these reforms and to sponsor the historic legislation that was passed in the Senate.  

July 19, 2010
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Who Do You Consider Women of Distinction?

In honor of Women's History Month, I was talking in Albany with our group of  female senators about the important women in each of our lives and how the pioneering women who went before us years ago made it possible for us to hold office.

March 17, 2010
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