NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update Week of 01/20/25

 

By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking

This week: Trump Revokes Biden Census Rule, Nassau County Sought Removal of Judge in Redistricting Case, Time Extension Requested in Mayoral Party Designation Lawsuit, Assemblyman Wieder to Serve in state and county office, Ulster Legislator Challenged Over Residency, Census Citizenship Question Legislation Introduced, Lawsuit Seeks to Exclude Undocumented Persons from Reapportionment, Register Now for January 28th Census Conference

N.Y. ELECTIONS, CENSUS & REDISTRICTING UPDATE

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The Ins and Outs of the Legislation Side of the New York State Budget Process

By Liz Fine

The new year. A time for celebrations, for resolutions – and in Albany, for the launch of the State budget process. Far more than in most states, a year’s worth of policy making will get crammed into several weeks of work and thousands of dense legislative and budget pages. 

I have had a long career in government. I worked in the White House, Congress, and as General Counsel to the New York <Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update – Week of 12/30/24

 

 

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

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NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 12/23/24

 

By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking

This week- NY May Lose Two More Congressional Districts, State VRA Appeal Hearing, Nassau Trial Progresses, Harvard Law Supports Even Year Elections in NYC, NYC Matching Funds Released, Understanding Census Data, Michigan State VRA Fails, January 28 Census Conference

REAPPORTIONMENT

New York Projected to Lose Two Congressional Districts After 2030

After several years of historically low growth caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s population increased … <Read More>


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>