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Connections: State Senators Samra Brouk and Zellnor Myrie on voting reform

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack
Published August 3, 2021 at 2:43 PM EDT

State Senator Samra Brouk is co-hosting a public hearing on elections administration and voting rights. She and fellow senators want to hear from the public about how the state election process can be improved.

We talk with Senator Brouk and Senator Zellnor Myrie about voting reform, including legislation that has already been passed this year. Our guests:

  • Samra Brouk (D, WF), New York State Senator for the 55th District, and member of the State Senate’s Committee on Elections
  • Zellnor Myrie (D), New York State Senator for the 20th District, and chair of the State Senate’s Committee on Elections
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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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