WNYC:

The way New York runs its elections is facing scrutiny. One day after the Justice Department intervened in a lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections for breaking federal law, a good government group is grading New York on the health of its state election law.

In report to be released Friday, Common Cause New York gave the state a D-minus for election administration — not quite a failing grade, but barely a passing one.

The grade is based on the group’s analysis of how well the state meets the reform recommendations made by a bipartisan presidential commission appointed after the 2012 election. It also compares New York to other states and examines what bills state legislators have introduced — and how many fail to make it out of committee.

“[Lawmakers] are not at all dealing with the demands of 21st century elections,” said Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York.