New York Legislature Lengthens Voter Registration Window
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.
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New York Enacts Law To Count Valid Ballots Cast at Incorrect Polling Locations
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed into law S 284, a bill requiring election officials to count provisional ballots cast by eligible voters who voted at the wrong precinct, but within the correct county and assembly district.
New York Court Confirms Polling Place on Vassar College Campus, Uncertainty Remains
On Monday, Nov. 7, a New York appellate court confirmed that an on-campus polling site must be established at Vassar College for the upcoming Nov. 8 midterm elections.
New York Judge Orders Polling Place at Vassar College
On Thursday, Nov. 3, a New York judge granted a request by the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Valley, a Vassar College professor and a Vassar College student to establish an on-campus polling site at Vassar College for the upcoming Nov. 8 midterm elections.
New York Court Upholds Two Absentee Voting Laws
On Tuesday, Nov. 1, a New York state court rejected two Republican lawsuits challenging two absentee voting laws.
Lawsuit Filed Over Lack of Polling Place on Vassar College Campus
On Tuesday, Nov. 1, the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Valley and others filed a lawsuit over the lack of a polling place on or near Vassar College’s campus.
Democrats Sue Albany County, New York for Refusing to Process Absentee Ballots
On Thursday, Oct. 27, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), and others filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel Albany county to process absentee ballots for counting on Oct. 28.
New York Enacts Law To Protect Voter Information of Victims of Sexual Violence
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a bill into law that will better protect the privacy of victims of sexual violence.
New York Judge Allows One Absentee Voting Law, Blocks Another
On Friday, Oct. 21, a New York judge issued a ruling in Amedure v. New York, a Republican lawsuit challenging two absentee voting laws in the state.
Democratic Groups Seek To Defend Absentee Voting in New York
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, Democratic groups filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by multiple conservative groups challenging two New York absentee voting laws.