As we move forward through 2020, law enforcement across New York and the nation face many challenges. New York’s elected officials have enacted ill-advised criminal justice “reforms” that expand the rights of violent criminals at the expense of everyday New Yorkers and those in blue who keep them safe.
These dangerous reforms paired with anti-police rhetoric are threatening the successful crime declines that have been won by the hard work of New York City Detectives and our fellow NYPD Officers over the past three decades. The most recent NYPD crime statistics show a nearly 20% increase in major crimes for the first two months of 2020, the largest jump in crime in the past 20 years.
On behalf of every member, the Detectives’ Endowment Association has written open letters to Governor Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Mayor Bill de Blasio strongly urging them to correct their failing policies.
Together, our voices are stronger. The DEA encourages every Detective, both active and retired, to register to vote. Please help us send a message to legislators to reform the “reforms” and keep us from slipping back to the high-crime days we once experienced decades ago. Too many of our brothers and sisters in blue have greatly sacrificed for us not to come together and elect officials who respect and support law enforcement. They need to include us in criminal justice reform discussions as well.
A full list of candidates endorsed by the DEA will be published shortly.
Registering to vote is quick and easy:
Register Online
You can register online through the Department of Motor Vehicles. Click on the link below:
https://voterreg.dmv.ny.gov/MotorVoter/
Voter Registration Deadlines
April 28, 2020, Presidential Primary Deadlines
Mail Registration
Application must be postmarked no later than April 3, 2020, and received by a board of elections no later than April 8, 2020 to be eligible to vote in the Primary.
In Person Registration
You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year; but, to be eligible to vote in the state and local primary, your application must be received no later than April 3, 2020.
Change of Address
Notices of a “change of address” from registered voters received by April 8, 2020 by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the Primary.
Change of Enrollment
An application to change one’s party enrollment for any primary election in 2020 must have been received by the board of elections no later than February 14, 2020.
June 23, 2020 Primary Deadlines
Mail Registration
Application must be postmarked no later than May 29, 2020 and received by a board of elections no later than June 3, 2020 to be eligible to vote in the Primary.
In Person Registration
You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year; but, to be eligible to vote in the State and Local Primary, your application must be received no later than May 29, 2020.
Change of Address
Notices of change of address from registered voters received by June 3, 2020 by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the Primary.
Change of Enrollment
An application to change one’s party enrollment for any primary election in 2020 must have been received by the board of elections no later than February 14, 2020.
November 3, 2020 General Election Deadlines
Mail Registration
Applications must be postmarked no later than October 9, 2020 and received by a board of elections no later than October 14, 2020 to be eligible to vote in the General Election.
In Person Registration
You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year; but, to be eligible to vote in the General Election, your application must be received no later than October 10, 2020. If honorably discharged from the United States Military or have become a naturalized U.S. Citizen after October 10, 2020, you may register in person at the Board of Elections up until October 24, 2020.
Change of Address
Notices of change of address from registered voters received by October 14, 2020 by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the General Election.
Registration forms are also available at the DEA Office.
