New York's Voting Rights Act Survives Challenge in State's Highest Court
The Court of Appeals kept in tact a 2022 law that strengthened voting rights of New Yorkers, tailored to prohibit vote dilution of historically marginalized and disenfranchised communities.
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New York's top court affirms law shifting local elections to even-numbered years
New York's highest court on Thursday upheld a law shifting local elections to even-numbered years, bringing most county and town elections in line with statewide and federal races. The state Court of ...
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Ahead of Mayor Race, Noncitizen New Yorkers Grapple with a Voting Policy Failure to Launch
This story first appeared in Bolts, and is reprinted with permission. Antonio Alarcón, 30-year-old based in Queens, counts himself as a supporter of Zohran Mamdani’s bid for New York City mayor for a ...
Court of Appeals rejects town’s bid to strike down the state’s voting rights law
The Court of Appeals says the town of Newburgh cannot mount a constitutional challenge, clearing the way for residents’ vote-dilution lawsuit to proceed.