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NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 08/25/25

This week- NY Democratic Congressional Delegation Sends Letter, Explainer on VRA & 14th Amendment, Voting Rights Act Litigation, NY Attorney General Preclearance Activity, Congressional Elections May Depend on Turnout

REDISTRICTING

Leader Jeffries & New York Congressional Democrats Ask Albany Leaders for Expanded Voting Rights Protections

Democratic U.S. House Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic Members of the New York Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea … <Read More>

NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 08/17/25

This week- Revisiting New York’s 2022 Congressional Gerrymander, Voting Rights Act Litigation, NY Attorney General Preclearance Activity, Around the Nation: Louisiana State Maps Rejected

REDISTRICTING

Revisiting New York’s 2022 Congressional Gerrymander

In an August 11th City and State NY article, Rebecca Lewis looks at how New York’s congressional districts have performed since the 2022 redistricting. While the 2022 map was drawn by Dr. Jonathan Cervas for the New York State Supreme Court, several districts … <Read More>

NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 07/21/25

This week- Can New York Redraw Its Congressional Map?, U.S. DOJ Sends Questions to State Board of Elections, N.Y.C. To Keep Closed Primaries, N.Y. Not Likely to See Musk’s Third Party on Ballot Anytime Soon, Voting Rights Act Preclearance, Census Preclearance, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events

REDISTRICTING

Can New York Redraw Its Congressional Districts?

As the Texas Legislature begins to meet this week to take up a partisan effort to redraw the state’s congressional map, … <Read More>

NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 06/09/25

This week- Newburgh State VRA Challenges Moves to Court of Appeals While Another Moves to A Hearing;State VRA Preclearance Updates Upcoming Events, Around the Nation: VRA Section 2 Private Rights of Action Rehearing Requested, Arkansas & Wisconsin Congressional Litigation

By Jeff Wice, Esha Shah, Jarret Berg and Alexis Marking

LITIGATION

Westchester County: Serratto et al. v. Town of Mount Pleasant (N.Y. Voting Rights Act)

On June 4th, the state supreme court approved the parties’ joint … <Read More>

NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 4/21/25

This week: Population Changes Across New York; Newburgh Voting Rights Act  Hearing Date Set; NYC Mayoral Race Litigation; VRA Preclearance Submissions, In Memorium: Dr. Andrew Beveridge

by Jeff Wice and Alexis Marking

CENSUS

Guest Column: Population Change Across New York State:

During and Post-Pandemic

By Leslie Reynolds, Research Support Specialist at Cornell University

On March 13th 2025, the U.S. Census Bureau released the Vintage 2024 Estimates of County Population Totals and Components of Change. … <Read More>