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New York would automatically register voters under revised bill
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would automatically add any citizen that fills out a state form to the voting rolls under a revised bill set to head to the state Senate. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is scheduled to push for the bill alongside voting advocates and other Democrats Thursday. Her staffers say the […]
Florida can’t block felons with unpaid fines from voting, federal judge rules
The right to vote for 1.4 million felons in Florida got a boost Friday when a federal judge ruled that the state can’t prevent felons from voting, even if they can’t afford to pay court-ordered fines and fees. This latest chapter in the ongoing battle between voting rights activists and the Republican-led state legislature and […]
The famously secluded Amish are the target of a Republican campaign to drum up Pennsylvania votes for Trump
MANHEIM, Pa. – In 2016, when more than 6 million Pennsylvanians voted in the presidential election, the state’s 20 pivotal electoral votes were decided by a margin of less than 45,000 voters. Pennsylvania is home to more than 75,000 Amish people, and most who are eligible don’t vote. For two Republican operatives, those two numbers […]
New York state Assembly renews push for early voting, easy registration
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in the New York state Assembly have again passed bills intended to make it easier for voters to participate in elections. The Democratic-led chamber on Tuesday endorsed a package of legislation including measures to authorize advance voting up to seven days before an election, overhaul the voter registration process and […]
US Supreme Court declines to restore early voting in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to restore a week of early voting in swing-state Ohio, a decision denounced by Democrats but praised by the state’s Republican elections chief, who noted voters can still begin casting ballots for the presidential election in less than a month. The court denied a request […]
Lawmakers to look for ways to make voting easier
ALBANY — A panel of New York state lawmakers is looking for ways to make voting easier. Several election officials from New York City and the state are expected to join good-government watchdogs and advocates for the disabled at Wednesday’s legislative hearing in Albany. The committee of lawmakers will review possible changes intended to encourage […]
Voting for public safety programs ends Monday
The voting period for the Voice of the Citizen Budgeting for Public Safety participatory budgeting initiative ends Monday, Dec. 16. Up to $200,000 may be spent on projects that were wholly created and developed by citizens. Several places to vote are located throughout the city. Residents may also vote online at www.cityofrochester.gov/youdecide. When the voting […]
Voting starts on city’s public safety funding program
The two-week voting period for the “Voice of the Citizen” public safety budgeting has begun. Mayor Thomas S. Richards dedicated up to $200,000 — up to $50,000 per city quadrant — to be spent on projects that were wholly created and developed by residents. Ballots contain brief descriptions of the proposals. Residents may vote for […]
Court: Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier. The justices voted 7-2 to throw out Arizona’s voter-approved requirement that prospective voters document their U.S. citizenship in order to […]
Citizen participation key to ‘Making Democracy Work’
People exercise their voice in government by voting, which is why restricting access to the ballot is the biggest threat to democracy today. That was the message of Sen. Lena Taylor of Wisconsin, who Thursday spoke ...
Legislator’s vote not considered free speech
In the case of Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Michael A. Carrigan, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Nevada state ethics law prohibiting legislators from voting on matters they have an interest in or are affected by.
Some hiccups reported with new NY voting machines
NEW YORK CITY — New York's new automated voting machines were put to the test for the first time in a general election Tuesday, and there were scattered early reports of problems. In Westchester County, one of the three ballot-scanning machines ...
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Verdugo v. Fox Building Group
- Fourth Department – Out-of-possession landlord: Truax v. M.D. Meyer’s Properties
- Fourth Department – Discovery: Sylvester v. Sanders
Law News
- Espinosa named general counsel at Greenlight Networks
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
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