NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 04/14/25

This week: State Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment in Mt. Pleasant VRA Case; Plaintiffs Seek New Judge in Newburgh VRA Case, Preclearance Submissions; Explainer on Affidavit & Emergency Voting; Update on Congressional Apportionment Challenge

By Jeff Wice, Alexis Marking & Michael Athy

N.Y. VOTING RIGHTS ACT LITIGATION

Westchester County: Serratto v. Mt. Pleasant: VRA Motion to Dismiss Denied

On April 11th, the State Supreme Court in Westchester County issued a decision and order … <Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update Week of 4/7/25

This week: N.Y.C. 2030 Census Effort Kicks Off, Newburgh VRA case parties differ on proceedings, State Election Law Bills Advance, State VRA Preclearance Updates, Florida Redistricting Challenge Advances

By Jeff Wice, Alexis Marking & Jarret Berg

N.Y.C. Census Conference Kicks Off 2030 Organizing Push

On April 1, over 100 attendees participated in a half-day conference at New York Law School focused on preparing for the 2030 census. The event was co-sponsored by the N.Y. Election<Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update Week of 3/31/25

This week: More on Census Data & New York Growth; VRA Preclearance Submissions; Who Votes in New York City?; Illinois State Legislative Map Challenge

by Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking

CENSUS DATA

More on How New Census Data Reveals Growth in New York State

April 1 marks the halfway point between Census 2020 and Census 2030. We thought we’d take a deeper dive into recent data released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week.

The … <Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 3/24/25

By Jeff Wice, Alexis Marking & Michael Athy

This week: N.Y.C. Mayoral Race & Party Labels Case Moves Forward, N.Y.C.  Non-citizen Voting Rejected by Court of Appeals; Automatic Voter Registration Regulations Released; VRA Preclearance Activity; Supreme Court Considers Louisiana Racial Gerrymandering

ELECTION LAW

Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn): Walden v. Kosinski et al. (Mayoral Race)

On March 14th, a hearing on New York City mayoral candidate Jim Walden’s motion for a preliminary injunction was … <Read More>