Jeff Wice NYDN oped: If approved by the Legislature again in 2027 and then adopted by voters, the state constitutional amendment would reset the rules of engagement. The amendment would permit mid-dec...

NYS Voting Rights Act achieved results for Latino voters in Mt. Pleasant @gr_ashford @nytimes @DavidImamura @abramslaw @RedistrictNet @NYElectionNews @NYLawSchool https://t.co/T8QA8PSil1

A week after a 3rd District Court ruling threw Utah’s congressional boundaries into turmoil, the rapid legal battle many expected has yet to materialize.The Hin

A federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the enforcement of several direct democracy-related laws against Arkansas groups collecting signatures to qualify proposed...

Breaking News: NYS Court of Appeals rejects Newburgh’s challenge to state voting rights act, town does not have standing to sue. @rickhasen @RedistrictNet @NYElectionNews @NYCLU @NAACP_LDF https://t.co/lUJbnsvCuo

Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, who has been so far undecided on redistricting, was "involved in an attempted swatting incident" on Nov. 19.

By repeatedly tying the recent redistricting process to a court ruling that changed the racial makeup of who can bring legal challenges under the Voting Rights Act, Gov. Greg Abbott “explicitly directed the Legislature to redistrict based on race,” Judge Jeffrey Brown wrote in the ruling that blocked Texas’ new map. https://t.co/iarDnowaeM

Very interesting polling results on redistricting. Voters support independent redistricting; and/but want maps that help their parties right now. https://t.co/3v9aV7yYRQ

Voters in Onondaga County will have the opportunity to decide on "Proposition One," a measure that could change the terms and impose limits on county legislator

Veteran Democratic political consultant Hank Sheinkopf on how New York City has changed and how Eric Adams may be able to pull off an upset re-election in November.

This week: State Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment in Mt. Pleasant VRA Case; Plaintiffs Seek New Judge in Newburgh VRA Case, Preclearance Submissions; Explainer on Affidavit & Emergency Voting;...

We discuss what state policymakers should be doing to prepare for the 2030 Census and reflect on what went wrong with the 2020 count in the Empire State.

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By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking This week: Trump Revokes Biden Census Rule, Nassau County Sought Removal of Judge in Redistricting Case, Time Extension Requested in Mayoral Party Designation Lawsuit, As...

With efforts to bolster the federal Voting Rights Act unlikely under Republican control of the new Congress, advocates are refocusing on state protections against racial discrimination in elections.

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President Trump has reversed an executive order by former President Joe Biden that calls for federal agencies to promote voter registration.

President Trump revoked a Biden-era executive order that affirmed the longstanding practice of including the total number of persons residing in each state in a census count used for election maps.