This week: Update on Congressional Reapportionment/Census Lawsuit; Suffolk County Seeks VRA Preclearance for Poll Sites; Register Now for April 1 Census Conference; Jan Vink on Modified Race Data from Census Bureau; Around the Nation
by Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking
Election administrators and policymakers are weighing various changes to New York’s nine-day early voting program, some of which may curtail access if enacted.
By Jarret Berg
More than 2.98 million New Yorkers voted early in the 2024 General Election, excluding mail-in ballots. That’s an increase of 20% (or more than 477,000 voters), compared to the 2.51 million New Yorkers who turned out during the 2020 early voting period. In 2024, the vast majority … <Read More>
By Jeff Wice, Jarret Berg & Alexis Marking
This week: NYS Voting Rights Act Upheld by Appellate Division, Legislature May Change Election Calendar, State Budget Hearings Focus on Elections, Access to Voting Proposal, Census Bureau Director Resigns, Lutnick Promises a Complete 2030 Count; ACS Conference Recording Link Available, Around the Nation: Illinois, North Carolina, Utah
N.Y. VOTING RIGHTS ACT LIGITATION
New York Appellate Division Reverses Lower Court Decision, Upholds New York Voting Rights Act … <Read More>
By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking
This week- Nassau County Seeks to Move Redistricting Case to Federal Court; Nassau Attorney Claims State Judge Wants Cases Settled; Middle East-North African State Demographics Bill Becomes Law; N.Y. Automatic Voter Registration Start Delayed: Register Now for January 28th Census Conference
N.Y. REDISTRICTING & VOTING RIGHTS LIGITATION
Nassau County Legislature: Coads et al. v. Nassau County & NY Communities for Change (NYCC) v. Nassau County
On … <Read More>
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>
On September 26, 2024, Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on five federal charges including bribery, conspiracy, and campaign finance offenses. To better understand the context of the alleged campaign finance-related crimes, New York Law School’s Center for New York City and State Law offers the following Q-and-A between Ben Max, the Center’s executive editor, and Amy Loprest, a Senior Fellow at the Center and the former longtime Executive Director of the New York City Campaign … <Read More>