NY GOP Rep Challenges Certain Ballots Cast From County Jail
An incumbent GOP House candidate in a tight New York race is seeking to halt the counting of ballots cast by incarcerated voters in Westchester County Jail.
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Ex-Trump Attorney Kenneth Chesebro Suspended From Practicing Law in New York
The New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division suspended Kenneth Chesebro indefinitely in connection with his Georgia indictment.
New York’s Top Court Upholds Pro-Voting Absentee Ballot Law
The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, upheld a state law that will streamline the way election officials count absentee ballots.
New York Counties Can Keep Odd-Year Election Schedule
A judge in New York today ruled that a state law that aligns certain local elections with state and federal elections in even-numbered years violates the state constitution. Counties and towns with odd-year elections will keep their election schedules.
Report: 20 New York Colleges Don’t Have Polling Places
The lack of polling places on college campuses appears to be in violation of a 2022 state law requiring campuses with at least 300 registered voters living on campus to have a polling place.
Former Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani Disbarred in DC
Rudy Giuliani is permanently barred from practicing law in Washington, D.C. over his rampant falsehoods about voter fraud in the 2020 election.
New York’s Highest Court Upholds Law Expanding Mail-in Voting, Rejects GOP Challenge
New York’s highest court today upheld the state’s newly enacted Early Mail Voter Act, rejecting GOP claims that the law is unconstitutional.
New York Governor Signs Several Voting Rights Laws Ahead of 2024 Election
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed seven bills into law last week that expand ballot access on the anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
New York Appeals Court Will Review Republican Challenge to Absentee Voting Law
A court will hear arguments in a Republican-led challenge to a New York election law aimed at streamlining the process of counting absentee ballots.
DC Court Suspends Giuliani From Practicing Law Amid 2020 Disciplinary Case
Former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani is again suspended from practicing law in Washington, D.C. while a disciplinary case over his falsehoods about voter fraud in the 2020 election proceeds against him.