FACTOID # 1: The total number of state executions in 2005 was 60: 19 in Texas and 41 elsewhere. The racial split was 19 Black and 41 White.
 
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The Northeast > New York > Government

NEW YORKER GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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2004 Election > Total votes as percentage 53.1% [45th of 51]
2004 Election > Voting age population 12,779,000 [3rd of 51]
2004 Election > Youth voter turnout 45% [23rd of 41]
Electoral Votes 31 [3rd of 51]
Gun Laws > Permits
Each handgun purchased requires a license, issued by a designated county or city judicial or law enforcement officer, which specifies conditions for possession and carrying. A license is valid throughout the State, except in New York City, where additional rules of validity apply. Licenses are valid until revoked but have a fixed duration in New York City (3 years) and in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties (5 years). Purchasing additional handguns requires a license amendment.
Gun Laws > Prohibited firearms
It is illegal to possess a short barrel rifle or shotgun, a machine gun, a disguised gun, or an assault weapon, with limited exceptions.
Seats in the House of Representatives 29 seats [3rd of 50]
US gubernatorial elections, 1998 > Summary of results > Status Re-elected, 54.3%
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Incumbent George Pataki
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Opposing Candidates
Carl McCall (Democratic), (Working Families 33.5%
Thomas Golisano) (Independence) 14.3%
Gerard J. Cronin (Right to Life) 0.9%
Stanley Aronowitz (Green) 0.9%
Thomas K. Leighton (Marijuana Reform) 0.5%
Andrew M. Cuomo (Liberal) 0.3%
Scott Jeffrey (Libertarian) 0.1%%
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Party
Republican, Conservative
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Status Re-elected, 49.4%
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Incumbent George Pataki
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Party Republican
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Status
Retired- Democratic takeover
US Presidents by place of primary affiliation > Number 6 [2nd of 18]
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Incumbent Daniel Patrick Moynihan
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Opposing Candidates
Florence M. Sullivan (Republican) 34.2%
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Party
Democratic
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Status R65.1% [5th of 28]

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SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005.; CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Reasearch on Civic Learning and Engagement; FirstGov Official Government website; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003; The United States House of Representatives; Wikipedia: United States gubernatorial elections, 1998; Wikipedia: United States gubernatorial elections, 2002; Wikipedia: United States gubernatorial elections, 2006; Wikipedia: List of United States Presidents by place of primary affiliation; Wikipedia: United States Senate elections, 1982

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