Democrat and Chronicle:

New York voters appeared to reject three ballot proposals that would have implemented reforms favored by elected Democrats, including same-day voter registration and a measure that would have allowed anyone to cast an absentee ballot.

With 86% of election districts reporting, ballot proposals 1, 3 and 4 were headed toward apparent defeat, a rare statewide victory for Republicans who helped organize opposition to the measures in a state that has a 2-to-1 Democratic enrollment advantage….

Many voters who cast a ballot Tuesday or in early voting sessions failed to cast a vote for the ballot proposals, according to unofficial results.

Of the votes counted by midnight Wednesday, about 12% to 16% of voters did not vote on the ballot proposals, depending on the question.

All five ballot questions were printed on the rear side of the ballot handed to New York voters.