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On Friday, June 9, before concluding its legislative session, the New York Legislature passed Senate Bill 7394, a bill that would permit any voter to vote by mail during the early voting period.
On Thursday, April 20, the New York Court of Appeals (the state’s highest court) dismissed an appeal of a lawsuit challenging New York’s state Assembly map drawn with 2020 census data.
On Thursday, April 20, New York’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) voted 9-1 to pass a new state Assembly map. The map will now go to the Legislature for approval.
On Tuesday, April 18, the New York Senate voted 40-19 to confirm Judge Rowan Wilson as the chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals (the state’s highest court).
On Wednesday, March 8, a federal judge ruled that a robocall operation led by two conspiracy theorists ahead of the 2020 election violated Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1870, the Civil Rights Act and New York civil rights laws.
On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the New York Senate voted 39-20 to reject Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) nominee, Hector LaSalle, for chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals (the state’s highest court).
On Monday, Jan. 9, New York Democrats announced that they were moving several pro-voting reforms through the state Senate.
On Monday, Jan. 9, the New York Senate approved Senate Bill 616, which would effectively rescind an out-of-date ban on providing food and water for voters waiting at the polls, otherwise known as a line-warming ban.
With the start of the new year, state legislators across the country are reconvening to consider new laws for elections and voting rights.
On Monday, Dec. 12, the New York State Legislature sent Senate Bill 2951 to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) desk for her signature.