By Ben Max
Now that the presidential election is over, New Yorkers can turn to the 2025 municipal election. Party primaries will be in June, but a key milestone will be marked on December 16, 2024 when the New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) issues the first public funds payments for the 2025 election. These matching funds — $8 for every dollar of eligible donations — can go a long way toward helping candidates … <Read More>
Deceitful real estate practices are on the rise in New York City, so a proposed local law aims to protect property owners against the growing threat of deed fraud, which disproportionately impacts vulnerable populations such as residents of underprivileged neighborhoods and the elderly. On October 10, 2024, Council Member Nantasha Williams introduced Int. 1086, a bill mandating timely notifications of deed changes, thus empowering property owners to proactively protect their assets and fostering a … <Read More>
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>
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>
By Pei Pei Cheng de Castro & Jennifer Hopkins
On November 6, 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly executed a search warrant for New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ electronic devices.1
Mayor Adams was allegedly carrying two work-related cellphones but did not have his personal cellphone with him. When Mayor Adams produced his personal cellphone the next day pursuant to the warrant, his phone was unsurprisingly locked and required a passcode to … <Read More>
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>