This week: U.S. Rep. Velasquez Becomes Kings County Democratic Chair; Local Government Ethics- Problems & Solutions; Attorney General’s Preclearance Activity; Census: Proposed Rule to Change Decennial Census Comment Period Extended to November 2; Even the Census Bureau Says Proposed Changes Would Degrade Data; Around the Nation (From Redistricting Network)

This week: Election Law Litigation Deadlines; Brooklyn Democrats’ Leadership Fight Continues in Appellate Division; Webinar on New York Voting Rights Act; Attorney General’s Preclearance Activity; Test Census Raises Concerns; Around the Nation (From Redistricting Network)

This week: What Candidates and Political Professionals Need To Know As Election Day Approaches; Brooklyn Democrats’ Leadership Fight Continues in Court; Federal Court Challenge to Even Year Voting Slowly Advances; Attorney General’s Preclearance Activity; Cheektowaga VRA Case Proceeds in Erie County Supreme Court; Senator Shelley Mayer Appointed as LATFOR Senate Co-Chair; Proposed Census Changes Threaten Data Accuracy; Around the Nation (From Redistricting Network)

This week: Proposed 2030 Census Changes Would Limit the Count & Impact New York Population Count; Legislation Before Governor Hochul Would Extend Voting Hours; Brooklyn Democrats’ Leadership Fight Continues in Court; Federal Court Challenge to Even Year Voting Slowly Advances; AG Letitia James Joins U.S. Supreme Court Brief Opposing Trump Mail Voting Restrictions; Attorney General’s Preclearance Activity; State Board of Elections Adopts New Fair Campaign Code; Around the Nation (From Redistricting Network)

This week: Brooklyn Democrats’ Rules Change Goes Back to Court; Good Government Groups Affirm Commitment to Election Integrity; State Board of Elections Adopts Rules for Ballot Drop Boxes; N.Y.C. Campaign Finance Board Releases Post-2025 Election Report; Onondaga County Legislature Approves Term Limits Compromise; Free CLE on Voting Rights Tonight; Attorney General’s Preclearance Activity; Census Bureau Removes Bar Against Partisan Influence; Around the Nation (From Redistricting Network); Maryland Court Permits New Redistricting Amendment for A Vote

This week: Brooklyn Democrats Change Rules Before New Leader is Elected; Democrats ask State Elections Board to Investigate Trump Event; Even Year Voting Law Challenged as Voting Rights Violation; State Board of Elections 2026 Update and Election Law Volumes Released; Free CLE on Voting Rights; Attorney General’s Preclearance Activity; The Octopus Grabs Hold of the Census Bureau; Around the Nation (From Redistricting Network)