NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update – Week of 12/16/24

 

By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking

This week- Nassau County Legislative Map Trial Gets Underway, NYS Voting Rights Act Appeal

N.Y. VOTING RIGHTS ACT LITIGATION

Nassau County Legislature: Coads et al. v. Nassau County & NY Communities for Change (NYCC) v. Nassau County

A trial gets underway tomorrow where the most serious challenge to Nassau County’s legislative maps since 1994 gets underway in White Plains. The case was removed from Nassau to Westchester County … <Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 12/09/24

 

By Jeff Wice, Alexis Marking & Jennifer Hutz.

This week- Onondaga County Legislature Has a New Map, Nassau County Loses Motion to Dismiss Redistricting Challenge,  New Report on Urban Voter Turnout, Let Non-Profits Assist in LUCAREDISTRICTING

Onondaga County Legislature Finally Has a New Map

After prolonged litigation, the Onondaga County Legislature approved a new map on a party line vote last week. Previously, a state supreme court judge held that the county failed … <Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 12/03/24

 

By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking

N.Y. ELECTIONS, CENSUS & REDISTRICTING UPDATE

This week- NYS Voting Rights Act On Appeal; Census Questions, Party Registrations see GOP Uptick

N.Y. VOTING RIGHTS ACT LIGITATION

Orange County: Clarke et al. v. Newburgh

On November 26th, the Campaign Legal Center, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California filed a brief as amici curiae in support of the Clarke … <Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 11/25/24

 

 

By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking.

This week- State Voting Rights Cases Moving Forward or Stayed?; Louisiana Congressional Redistricting Before U.S. Supreme Court

Unless there is any significant activity to report on during Thanksgiving week, this update will not publish again until Monday, December 2. Happy Thanksgiving!

N.Y. VOTING RIGHTS ACT LIGITATION

Orange County: Clarke et al. v. Newburgh

On November 19th, Attorney General Letitia James filed a letter with the Orange County … <Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 11/19/24

 

 

By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking

This week- New York Population Loss Projections, NY Voting Rights Appeal, Plattsburgh Redistricts

CENSUS

New York’s Population May Decrease by 2 Million People by 2050

A recent analysis released by the Cornell University’s Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy’s Program on Applied Demographics (PAD) indicated that the state’s New York population could shrink “by more than 2 million people over the next 25 years – a … <Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 11/12/24

 

 

By Jeff Wice, Alexis Marking,  & Jennifer Hutz.

This week- NYS Voting Rights Act Stricken; Election Turnout, Louisiana Redistricting

N.Y. VOTING RIGHTS ACT LITIGATION

New York Voting Rights Act Struck Down in Clarke v. Newburgh (Orange County)

The New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA) was struck down in a decision from the Orange County Supreme Court. In January, three Black and three Hispanic residents of Newburgh filed this lawsuit. The residents alleged that … <Read More>