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AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER TO MAKE SURE EVERY NEW YORKER AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVES A POSTAGE-PAID ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION

Governor Previously Issued Executive Order Allowing All New Yorkers to Vote Absentee in June 23 Primary Elections

New York State Revenues Estimated to Decline by $13.3 Billion from Executive Budget Forecast; $61 Billion Shortfall Over Financial Plan Period of FY 2021 to FY 2024 Due to COVID-19

Confirms 8,130 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State – Bringing Statewide Total to 271,590; New Cases in 46 Counties

WPCNR FRIDAY ANDREW CUOMO CORONAVIRUS REPORT. From the Governor’s Press Office. April 24, 2020:

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced he will issue an Executive Order mandating that the New York State Board of Elections automatically mail every New Yorker a postage-paid application for an absentee ballot. Earlier this month, the Governor issued an Executive Order allowing all New Yorkers to vote absentee in the June 23rd primary election.

The Governor also outlined the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state. New York State revenues are estimated to decline by $13.3 billion – or 14 percent – from the Executive Budget forecast. Additionally, the revenues are estimated to decline by $61 billion over the financial plan period of FY 2021 to FY 2024.

“We’re making great progress to flatten the curve and decrease the spread of infection, but we don’t know when this pandemic will end and we can’t put democracy on hold,” Governor Cuomo said. “I am issuing an Executive Order to ensure every New York voter automatically receives a postage-paid application for an absentee ballot because no New Yorker should have to choose between their health and their right to vote.”

Finally, the Governor confirmed 8,130 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 271,590 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 271,590 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows (NY METROPOLITAN COUNTIES HIGHLIGHTED IN BOLD FACE):

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	805	47
Allegany	31	1
Broome	232	8
Cattaraugus	39	2
Cayuga	39	2
Chautauqua	27	1
Chemung	79	3
Chenango	84	2
Clinton	53	1
Columbia	129	6
Cortland	25	0
Delaware	51	1
Dutchess	2,517	57
Erie	2,603	153
Essex	22	0
Franklin	13	0
Fulton	29	1
Genesee	127	1
Greene	90	1
Hamilton	3	0
Herkimer	56	2
Jefferson	58	2
Lewis	9	0
Livingston	44	3
Madison	106	0
Monroe	1199	47
Montgomery	39	0
Nassau	32,765	641
Niagara	332	37
NYC	150,473	4,618
Oneida	323	6
Onondaga	639	39
Ontario	73	0
Orange	7,155	339
Orleans	60	1
Oswego	51	2
Otsego	50	0
Putnam	619	4
Rensselaer	198	7
Rockland	10,091	263
Saratoga	278	13
Schenectady	297	9
Schoharie	21	0
Schuyler	7	0
Seneca	18	0
St. Lawrence	144	5
Steuben	171	0
Suffolk	30,606	1,039
Sullivan	628	48
Tioga	40	0
Tompkins	121	2
Ulster	976	34
Warren	122	3
Washington	83	3
Wayne	53	0
Westchester	26,633	674
Wyoming	43	2
Yates	11	0

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