Voting Age Bill Fails in California

Voting Age Bill Fails in California

California State Senator John Vasconcellos recently abandoned his proposal to lower the voting age in California. NYRA President Alex Koroknay-Palicz, NYRA-Berkley chapter President Robert Reynolds, and NYRA advisor Mike Males had all gone to Sacramento to testify on behalf of the bill, which passed two committees before being amended and eventually abandoned. The bill, which…

NYRA Forums to be Upgraded

NYRA Forums to be Upgraded

After five years of continuous operation of our archaic 5.38a UBB forums, the good folks at NYRA have shelled out the cash and purchased a license for brand new vBulletin forums, version 3.0.3. The new forums have many more features than the old ones, and will be a great leap forward for NYRA’s increasingly active…

Board Election Begins

Board Election Begins

We are now nearly two weeks into the 2004 NYRA Board election, and despite some problems it is looking like another good election season. The ballot was scheduled to be released on July 15, but due to some problems finishing the online election site, it was not released until early on the 17th. Eleven qualified…

NYRA Joins Warped Tour

NYRA Joins Warped Tour

Thanks to the great work and connections of NYRA member Rio Samsie, NYRA has been invited to table at the summer punk concert tour, the Warped Tour. So far NYRA-DC has registered for the DC area show on August 4, but the invitation is open to all dates of the tour. All NYRA chapter leaders…

2004 Election Announced

2004 Election Announced

At their May meeting on Sunday, the NYRA Board of Directors approved this year’s election schedule. Voting will begin on July 15 and will conclude at the General Meeting in New York City on August 14. After many years in Washington, DC, the in-person annual meeting has shifted to New York this summer, all members…