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>

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 11^th 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>

This week- Mid-Decade Redistricting, Trump Asks For New Census, VRA PreClearance, Around The Nation: Past Texas re-redistricting, re-redistricting elsewhere

REDISTRICTING

“I can’t believe I’m writing about redistricting again. It’s 2025″ – veteran Albany correspondent Jimmy Vielkind of WNYC in a weekly newsletter 8/10/25.

Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris and Assemblymember Micah Lasher have introduced a constitutional amendment to permit  the state legislature to redraw congressional districts in the event that another state engages in mid-decade … <Read More>

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>