Tag: new york
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly
As of April 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 160 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 160, Ballotpedia tracked 10 from April 3-9. Republicans sponsored six, while Democrats sponsored four. Five of 10 bills are below: NY A06076: Relates to absentee voting in nursing homes and senior…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate
As of April 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 136 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 136, Ballotpedia tracked eight from April 3-9. Democrats sponsored six, while Republicans sponsored two. Five of eight bills are below: NY S06199: Relates to obtaining written acceptance from candidates for certain…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly
As of April 2, Ballotpedia has tracked 150 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 150, Ballotpedia tracked 12 from March 27-April 2. Democrats sponsored eight, while Republicans sponsored three. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored one. Five of 12 bills are below: NY A05726: Permits…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate
As of April 2, Ballotpedia has tracked 128 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 128, Ballotpedia tracked three from March 27-April 2. Democrats sponsored all three bills. The three bills are: NY S05943: Modifies the order in which candidates appear on the ballot; requires that…
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Governor Kathy Hochul (D) issues one executive order from March 27-April 2
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued one executive order from March 27-April 2. As of April 2, Hochul has issued 11 executive orders in 2023 — five fewer than she did at this point a year ago. The order is: Executive Order 5.19, where the governor continued the temporary suspension and modification of laws…
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New York voters will decide debt limits for small city school districts in 2023
In New York, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to remove the debt limit on small city school districts at the election on Nov. 7, 2023. The New York Constitution places a debt limit on small city school districts, which are defined as districts located in cities with fewer than 125,000 inhabitants. The debt…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Legislature
As of April 2, members of the New York State Legislature, which includes the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, have passed four bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those four bills, legislators passed one during the week of March 27-April 2. A bipartisan group…
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New York Court of Appeals issues four opinions from March 20-26
The New York Court of Appeals issued four opinions from March 20-26. As of March 26, the court issued 17 opinions in 2023 — eight fewer than this point a year ago. Three of four opinions are below: People v. Ba, where the court remitted a case to the appellate court to review whether the defendant’s…
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Governor Kathy Hochul (D) issues one executive order from March 20-26
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued one executive order from March 20-26. As of March 26, Hochul has issued 10 executive orders in 2023 — five fewer than she did at this point a year ago. The order is: Executive Order 4.19, where the governor continued the declaration of a statewide disaster emergency due…
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Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate
As of March 26, Ballotpedia has tracked 125 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 125, Ballotpedia tracked one from March 20-26. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is: NY S05818: Relates to the dates to file a designating petition; provides for the repeal of such…