New York Elections Board Keeps Trump on State Primary Ballot
Despite objections from Democratic lawmakers, former President Donald Trump can remain on the New York primary ballot, the state’s Board of Elections declared yesterday.
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Despite objections from Democratic lawmakers, former President Donald Trump can remain on the New York primary ballot, the state’s Board of Elections declared yesterday.
New York’s new expansive mail-in voting law will stand after a trial court dismissed a Republican challenge to the law earlier today.
Today, a group of five Hispanic voters from Mount Pleasant, New York filed the first lawsuit under the New York Voting Rights Act challenging Mount Pleasant’s at-large system for electing members to the town board.
Less than a week after gaveling into its legislative session, the New York Senate is already taking action to defend democracy, passing a slate of bills improving election administration and expanding voting rights.
Today, in a 4-3 decision, New York’s highest court ruled that the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) must redraw the state’s congressional map before the 2024 elections.
Common Cause New York, the Black Institute and five New York voters filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the board of election’s approval of a new voting machine, ExpressVoteXL.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation last week that sets minimum language standards for proposed constitutional amendments.
New York’s highest court held oral argument today in a redistricting lawsuit to determine if the state will have a new congressional map before 2024, a much-anticipated decision that could impact control of Congress.
New York’s highest court will hold oral argument today in a redistricting lawsuit to determine if the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) must reconvene to draw a new congressional map.
Noncitizens hoping to be enfranchised faced a mixed bag of results in Maryland elections this week, with two cities voting opposite ways on measures that would make progress on the issue.