This week- NYS Voting Rights Challenges, Court of Appeals on Absentee Voting, What Happens After the Polls Close?, Summary of Ballot Proposals, Around the Nation- SCOTUS on VA & PA Voting
by Jeff Wice, Alexis Marking, Jennifer Hutz & Jordan Karpoff
N.Y. VOTING RIGHTS ACT LITIGATION
Orange County: Clarke et al. v. Town of Newburgh
This is an ongoing NYVRA action in a challenge filed by Black and Hispanic voters against the Town of Newburgh.… <Read More>
On October 8, 2024, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) published the proposed rules for the Affordable Neighborhoods for New Yorkers (Real Property Tax Law Section 485-x) and Affordable Housing From Commercial Conversions (Real Property Tax Law Section 467-m) programs.
On September 26, 2024, Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on five federal charges including bribery, conspiracy, and campaign finance offenses. To better understand the context of the alleged campaign finance-related crimes, New York Law School’s Center for New York City and State Law offers the following Q-and-A between Ben Max, the Center’s executive editor, and Amy Loprest, a Senior Fellow at the Center and the former longtime Executive Director of the New York City Campaign … <Read More>
By Jeff Wice, Alexis Marking & Jordan Karpoff
REDISTRICTING
NYC Council Map Challenge Goes to State Court of Appeals
This lawsuit was filed against the New York City Districting Commission, the New York City Board of Elections, and the New York State Board of Elections challenging the New York City Council district map based on an alleged violation of the New York City Charter.
Plaintiffs include Desis Rising Up and … <Read More>
On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick spoke at New York Law School about the Adams Administration’s “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” zoning text amendment. He had a discussion with Ben Max, Executive Editor for the Center for New York City and State Law about the amendment’s recent approval by the City Planning Commission and pending City Council review.
By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking
REDISTRICTING
Onondaga County: Court Orders Legislature to Redraw County Legislative Districts Map
On September 24th, a State Supreme Court Judge in Onondaga County ordered the county legislature to redraw the county legislative map originally redrawn in 2022 following the 2020 census. The county legislature failed to follow the state’s new Municipal Home Rule requirement that district populations not exceed an overall 5% … <Read More>