This week- New York’s Complicated Redistricting Rules, New Judicial District Coming? Around The Nation, Supreme Court VRA Order, Upcoming Events
REDISTRICTING
New York’ Complicated Redistricting Rules
Following the national attention on the politically-driven re-redistricting taking place in Texas and the legally required remapping in Ohio, New York is often mentioned as one state where the Democrats can redraw the congresional map.
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>
This week- Voting Rights Act Litigation in Mt. Pleasant and Newburgh Cases, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events
LITIGATION
Orange County: Clarke et al. v. Newburgh
On July 7th, the Town of Newburgh and Newburgh filed a brief with the New York Court of Appeals. The brief argued that the vote-dilution provisions of the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA) violate the Equal Protection Clauses of the U.S. Constitution and the New York Constitution.
Alternatively, the … <Read More>
This week- U.S. Senate Bill Limits Congressional Reapportionment Base to Citizens, N.Y.C. Charter Revision Election Recommendations, Dropping Out of an Election, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events
CENSUS
U.S. Senate Bill Limits Apportionment to Citizens Only
United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), joined by 17 Republican colleagues, reintroduced the Equal Representation Act legislation to ensure that only legal citizens are factored into the count for Congressional district reapportionment and the Electoral College map that determines presidential … <Read More>
This week- New State Population Demographics, NYC Prepares for Census 2030, VRA Preclearance Action, Around the Nation: Louisiana, Illinois, South Carolina, Upcoming Events
by Jeff Wice and Alexis Marking
This week- Newburgh VRA lawsuit, Can An Election Be Postponed?, State Redistricting Commission Approves New Budget, VRA Preclearance Action, Around the Nation: Texas, Ohio, New Jersey, Events
By Jeff Wice, Stephen Louis and Alexis Marking