
Governor Leary 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
This page will be updated periodically based on questions I frequently get from the press or New Yorkers.
Do you plan on increasing speed limits of school and construction zones?
No, my plan to increase speed limit only applies to highways not school or construction zones. Minimum 40mph and Maximum 55mph is too slow for New York highways. To be determined, but this will likely be increased to Minimum 50mph and Maximum 65mph.
How will the phase out of mail in ballots work?
In the first year we are ready to launch the new online voting platform, voters will need to sign an affidavit stating they have no internet access and cannot vote in person in order to qualify to receive a mail in ballot. By year 2, we will look to completely phase out mail in ballots depending on how the first year goes. Mail in ballots will need to be received with enough time to count them by election night results. All in person polls and online voting close at 9pm and then the results will be posted at either 10 or 11pm. A database of confirmation numbers and ballot selections will be available. The confirmation number will not be able to be traced back to any individual person, only the person who possesses the confirmation number will be able to verify that their selections were unchanged to confirm election integrity.
When will you start scheduling interviews?
On camera interviews will not be scheduled until around May or June 2025, but in the meantime will be available to answer any and all questions via email (Feedback@GovernorLeary.com) and potentially phone calls with the press if a question cannot be answered in email. This campaign is a bit of a social experiment to see if I can gain supporters based on my policy plan alone, without people coming to conclusions based on my gender, race, age, religion, etc. I want my policies to speak for themselves.
You have a lot of bold ideas, will they all come to fruition?
I am not a dictator, this is not my government this is your government. If the majority of New Yorkers disagree with any of my proposals then I will back off. But if the people support them and it is just the career politicians giving me pushback, then yes I will fight like hell to make it happen and get legislation passed.
In light of the recent disasters, such as the wildfires, will you make sure New York is prepared for any disaster?
Yes, I fully expect to inherit garbage when I take over so I will do a thorough review of all emergency plans to make sure NY is prepared for anything and everything. Except aliens, we will leave aliens to the federal government to handle. Remember government's number one responsibility is keeping its people safe so we will do everything we can to protect New Yorkers. There are emerging technologies out there such as Firedomes and we will look into investing in what we believe is necessary.
Can you clarify your position on the 5-cent bottle deposit?
New York's Returnable Container Act is a scam that punishes consumers instead of incentivizing them like the bottle bill should be intended to do. I am all for recycling, but not while punishing people. Under my new plan, consumers will not have to pay the 5 cent deposit up front but will still receive the 5 cents for returning their bottles as I know a lot of homeless and low-income families rely on this revenue. The program will also be expanded to include all plastics and cans. If you think about it, seems like the juice and iced tea industry was a big lobbyist when writing the original legislation. Why would only certain containers like soda and water bottles be included but not other bottles? The logic of trying to get New Yorkers healthier by putting the deposit on carbonated beverages does not work since they also put it on water bottles. Makes you think there were lobbyists involved to get people to buy alternative beverages that don't have a bottle deposit to make their product cheaper for consumers. As I said numerous times, we will be eliminating corruption and making laws equitable for all New Yorkers. No more lobbyist influence in any regulations that are passed under my watch.