This week- State Court To Hear Expert Reports in Congressional challenge; NYC Charter Commission To Consider Open Primaries & Non-Partisan Elections; Redistricting & Census on the Albany Agenda; February 3rd Redistricting CLE; Around the Nation- Utah, Maryland
This week- GOP State Election Commissioners Seek Judge’s Recusal In Congressional Map Challenge; NYC Council To Elect CM Julie Menin as New Speaker, Preparing to Pass Census Office Legislation; Democrats Make Gains in Local Elections; Around the Nation: Texas
This week- New Congressional Map Challenge Update; NYS Voting Rights Act Challenge Rejected; NYS Census Partnership Launches; Impact of US Government Shutdown on the Cenuss; Around the Nation: Texas
Note- this Update might not publish on December 1 unless there are major litigation developments this coming week.
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>
This week– New York Redistricting Reform Needed; Federal Court Action in NYC Mayoral Case; N.Y. Attorney General Preclearance Activity; High Net Undercount of Young Black Children in 2020 Census; Citizenship Question Would Undermine Census Count
by Jeff Wice and Alexis Marking
REDISTRICTING
N.Y. State Redistricting Reform Needed
New York State’s redistricting process following the 2020 Census failed to live up to the reforms envisioned by voters who endorsed the 2014 constitutional changes. … <Read More>
By Jeff Wice, Alexis Marking & Jarret Berg
This week: Hearing held in Mount Pleasant VRA Case, Election Law Bills Advance in Albany, Census 2030 Bill Introduced in Assembly, Register Now for April 1 N.Y.C. Census Conference, The Ups & Downs of N.Y.’s Lieutenant Governors