"Voting yes on that ballot will do two things: It will move the Onondaga County Legislature from a two-year term to a four-year term starting in 2026and then it will also put a 12-year term limit," explained Czarny. cnycentral.com/news/local/o...

A weakened Voting Rights Act Section 2 resulting in more 2028 GOP partisan gerrymanders could put New York back in play targeting GOP districts (if NY law changes by then) @the-downballot.com

Looks like Newburgh NY’s lawyer thinks their argument opposing NYS Voting Rights Act before NY Court of Appeals didn’t go so well today and will land this case before the US Supreme Court @RedistrictNet @davedaley3 @Redistrict2021 @NYElectionNews

Governors have never been as involved in redistricting until now; a new power dynamic at play with high stakes @reidepstein @NYTnickc @nytimes @RedistrictNet @paulmitche11 @davedaley3 nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/… via @NYTimes

NYC's Campaign Finance Board announces they are withholding a total of ~$1.3 million in public matching funds from Andrew Cuomo's mayoral campaign, after deciding they have reason to believe the campaign coordinated with an outside PAC supporting Cuomo's bid for mayor.

“ICE is going to make sure that we keep our community safe & keep our neighborhoods safe from these sex offenders & these criminal aliens,” ICE said, days after arresting an 18-year-old Milford MA high school student on his way to volleyball practice. @masslive.bsky.social @repmcgovern.bsky.social

Don’t mistake “the urgency of the mission for the difficulty of it” 3/3

The mayor begins his Tuesday presser by seeming to attribute the dismissal of his case to God (rather than to the Trump administration), and coordinates his outfit accordingly

I’m asking @governor.ny.gov to establish a permanent NYS Census Office to ensure every New Yorker is counted in 2030, protect NY’s representation in Congress, and secure federal funding. 🎙️ Tune in to the Capitol Pressroom interview w/ @jeffwice.bsky.social. capitolpressroom.org/2025/03/31/t...

@nydailynews.com ran my column on the census coauthored with NYC Council Member Julie Menin

Let’s make April 13-4/13-Western Massachusetts Day! @westernmassnews.com @masslive.bsky.social @repmcgovern.bsky.social @sabadosama.bsky.social @wwlp-22news.bsky.social @emv52.bsky.social @umasspress.bsky.social @smithcollege.bsky.social

I’ll be talking about #Census2030 w/@Landondais77 & David Lombardo today at 11am @poozer87 @capitolpressrm @NYLawSchool @NYElectionNews @censusSDC @CensusCounts @NYSA_Majority capitolpressroom.org

New bill A.5864 creates a comprehensive census program for New York, a 1st in US approach to a complete count. Sponsored by @solagesny.bsky.social @landondais4ny.bsky.social -real census warriors! @RedistrictNet @censusproject @censusSDC @NYElectionNews @LWVNYS @brigidbergin @mahoneyw @newsollie

Kansas is one of the few red states where Republicans don’t control the state Supreme Court. They are attempting to use their gerrymandered legislative supermajorities to change that

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

@landondais4ny.bsky.social is a terrific census warrior taking up the call for a complete, fair & accurate census. @censussdc.bsky.social

Assemblyman Landon Dais advocates for needed NYS census support & funding in Albany budget hearing.@Landondais77 @NYCCLC @thenytrust @NYElectionNews @newsollie @SR_spatial

Once the cyberbarons fully occupy and effectively seize control of the Treasury and other key government agencies, it won’t be long before they relegate Trump to a rubber-walled romper room, wheeling him out for occasional bursts of what passes for charisma to humor him with the illusion of power.

“Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated.” electionlawblog.org?p=148410

My latest New York election news update- www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...

Important to note that Nassau did not admit wrongdoing under state voting rights act or state redistricting criteria. VRA challenge from Newburgh is still awaiting appellate decision @hansilowang.bsky.social

4. In a related case out of Newburgh, N.Y., a suburb north of New York City, supporters of New York’s voting rights act continue to appeal this controversial court ruling that found the state law to be in violation of the U.S. Constitution (an appeals panel heard oral arguments last month):

3. Advocates of state voting rights acts are pushing for more of these state-level protections against racial discrimination in elections as critics of the federal Voting Rights Act keep chipping away at that landmark law in court

BREAKING: The first lawsuit challenging a voting map with a state voting rights act is ending with a proposed consent decree creating 6 majority-minority districts, plus an Asian American “influence district,” for the Nassau County Legislature on Long Island, NY www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Breaking: Nassau County has a new county leg map.Consent decree creates 6 minority districts in win for @NYCLU @RedistrictNet @candiceferrette @hansilowang @nyelectionnews

The LA KS WV OH lawsuit seeking to exclude non-citizens from congressional reapportionment cites shaky data: “we do not yet have a fully developed model for distributing illegal immigrants across states.” @RedistrictNet @censusSDC @SR_spatial

NEW: The Census Bureau's internal watchdog is starting an audit of staffing plans for next year's first major #2030Census field tests, according to this memo by the Commerce Department inspector general's office www.oig.doc.gov/workforce-st...

2. Here's President Trump's new executive order: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... And here's former President Joe Biden's 2021 executive order: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

JUST IN: President Trump has revoked former President Joe Biden’s 2021 executive order that affirmed the longstanding practice of including the total number of persons residing in each state in the census numbers used to redistribute U.S. House seats and Electoral College votes

JUST IN: President Trump has revoked former President Joe Biden’s 2021 executive order that called for federal agencies to promote voter registration

President Trump has cleared a path for attempting not to include the total number of persons residing in each state in a key set of census results that the 14th Amendment says must include the “whole number of persons in each state”

It is not "hard," it is unconstitutional.

NEW: Throughout Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing today, she was repeatedly asked one question: who won the 2020 election? She never gave a straight answer.

NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 1/13/25 -RFK Jr.s vote challenged, Jim Walden @jimfornyc goes to court over “independence” @RedistrictNet www.citylandnyc.org/ny-elections...

n @NYSA_Majority Assemblywoman Latrice Walker keeps chair of Elections Committee @TheRealLatriceW @LetNYvote @VoteEarlyNY @RedistrictNet nyassembly.gov/Press/?sec=s...

In @NYSenate Senator Kristen Gonzalez is appointed to chair Elections Committee while former chair @SenatorMyrie gets Codes Committee @RedistrictNet @VoteEarlyNY @LetNYvote

What is the American Community Survey? Why is it important & how do we use its data to make change? Join NY Law School, NY Counts, Population Reference Bureau, New York City Planning Dept, and Census Bureau on Jan 28 to answer these questions and more! Register today at qrco.de/ACSontheroad. 🔗

Ashli Babbitt was shot for endangering the lives of members of Congress. It wasn’t a peaceful bunch of grandmas. It was a violent insurrection.

NYC Mayoral candidate Jim Walden challenges NY law banning word "independence" from ballot in federal court, calls it a "slam dunk" case. by @emmagf in @nytimes @NYElectionNews @RedistrictNet www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/n...

Nassau County buildings have not joined the nation in flying flags at half-staff to honor former President Jimmy Carter www.audacy.com/1010wins/new... via @1010WINS

Happy 2025! It’s time to start thinking about the next census cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/01… via @CityAndStateNY @_rebeccaclewis @RedistrictNet @censusSDC @CensusCounts @censusproject @NYLawSchool

The Cornell Chronicle published an article about our new NY State projections: news.cornell.edu/stories/2024...

According to the new population estimates from the US Census Bureau, New York State added population in the last two years after a big dip during the pandemic. We prepared a memo with some highlights as we saw them: pad.human.cornell.edu/papers/downl...

Lighting the Chanukah menorah in @NorthamptonMA with Mayor Sciarra & @Chabad @DailyHampGaz @413Tweets

Immigration added to NY’s population growth, limiting state’s projected congressional seat loss to -2 after 2030 “so far” -but could change unless NY population increases more

Fate of Nassau Co. legislative maps to be decided in court, lawsuits are greatest challenge to county's districts since 1994 suit created Nassau Legislature.@JeffWice @NYLawSchool @candiceferrette @RedistrictNet

Fate of Nassau Co. legislative maps to be decided in court, lawsuits are greatest challenge to county's districts since 1994 suit created Nassau Legislature.@JeffWice @NYLawSchool @candiceferrette @RedistrictNet

Many thanks to @rickhasen.bsky.social for hosting these posts on the new Oxford Handbook of American Election Law, heroically edited by Gene Mazo. It’s a superb volume with a whopping 44(!) chapters. Mine focuses on the U.S. campaign industry.