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Turned Away at the Polls, New Yorkers Take Their Cases to (Election) Court
By Anna Bengel
NEW YORK, Nov. 2—She just wanted to get it over with. Fania Washington planned to vote before work, so she headed to her local polling place at about 8 a.m. But after waiting in line for about an hour, the Midtown woman found her name wasn’t on the registration list.

Distressed by Administration Policies, Many Muslims Say They Plan to Vote Democratic
By Jen Brown
NEW YORK, Nov.2—For years, Katherine Khatari never voted.
A self-described “old hippie” who grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and now runs a convenience store in nearby Bay Ridge, Khatari said she couldn’t see why she should bother. After all, she said, just look at the 2000 election. The majority of people voted for Al Gore, but it is George W. Bush who has occupied the White House for the past four years.

Nader Urges New Yorkers to Choose Candidate Based on Platform, Not Party
By Isabelle Dupuis
NEW YORK, Nov. 2— Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader returned to the Democratic fiefdom that is New York City today, closing his campaign with fiery speeches at rallies next to the New York Stock Exchange and Cooper Union’s Great Hall.

Convicted Felons Fight for Right to Vote
By Sonya Fatah
A class-action lawsuit was filed last year seeking voting rights for the more than 130,000 people in prison or on parole for felony convictions in New York State. The lawsuit ultimately could have important ramifications in elections as close as the current presidential race.

Political News Served Up With a Laugh by Daily Show Dorrespondent Ed Helms
By Sonya Fatah
NEW YORK, Nov. 2—At a biker bar in Phoenix, Ariz., a reporter in a navy-blue suit and yellow tie, with side-parted hair and glasses planted on his nose, strode up to one of the beefy regulars and asked the man why he wanted a ban on firearms in bars to be overthrown.

Republican Candidates in Democratic City Don’t Like to Advertise the Fact
By Arin Gencer
NEW YORK, Nov. 2—Candidate Peter Hort was doing some last-minute campaigning on the 1/9 subway line yesterday when he stopped to talk to a potential supporter about his ideas for eliminating federal taxes on public school teachers’ salaries.

Kerry Concession Speech Caps Night of Anxious Returns-Watching by New Yorkers
By Arin Gencer and Mohana Kumar
NEW YORK, Nov. 3—John Kerry conceded the presidential election this morning, phoning George Bush to offer his congratulations after holding out overnight for the last votes to be counted in Ohio, Iowa and New Mexico.

Special Voter-registration Drive Brings More Bukharan Jews to the Polls
By Lars Holboell
NEW YORK, Nov. 2—Casting a vote for the first time in an American presidential election, Lyudmila Shalomavo, 54, dressed in a black dress, golden earrings and a flowery scarf, could not hide her disappointment at the sight of the polling station.

Record Numbers of Immigrants Expected at Polls in Wake of Voter Registration Drives
By Jessica Leeder and Bethany Lye
NEW YORK, Nov. 2—Alone behind the black curtain, Chei Por Cheung logged his vote fast, in seconds, without a backward look. A flash of the white bulb and his attempt to vote in a new president – and his duty as a new American citizen – was done.

Flushing Voters Send First-Ever Asian American to State Legislature
By Jessica Leeder and Bethany Lye
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 - Flushing businessman-turned-politician Jimmy Meng made history yesterday, winning the 22nd District Assembly race to become the first Asian American elected to the New York State legislature. Meng, a Democrat, resoundingly defeated opponents including Republican candidate Meilin Tan and Green Party candidate Evergreen Chou.

New Yorkers Turn Out in Record Numbers to Help Democrats Muster Votes for Kerry
By Stefan Milkowski
Even though New York has been considered a shoo-in for Kerry since the start of the 2004 presidential campaign season, that didn't mean local Democrats were sitting back and taking it easy. In the weeks leading up to today's election, record numbers of New Yorkers were volunteering to hit the streets both here and elsewhere, urging voters to cast their ballots for Kerry.

Winning Isn’t Everything, Third-party Candidates Say
By Samir Patel
NEW YORK, Nov. 2—When Eudice Nunez pulled the curtain closed behind him in Washington Heights yesterday, he saw two choices for President of the United States: Republican George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry.

As Voters Go To Polls, State Senate Candidates Still Battling It Out in Coney Island
By Karen Sloan and Zakir Hussain
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 – New York may not be considered a battleground state in the presidential election, but the Stillwell Avenue subway station in Coney Island was temporarily turned into a political war zone as commuters returned home Monday evening.