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  • Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate

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    As of March 5, Ballotpedia has tracked 117 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 117, Ballotpedia tracked six from Feb. 27 to March 5. Republicans sponsored four, while Democrats sponsored two. The six bills are: SO5192: Requires the county seat in Herkimer county to have…

  • Election legislation roundup: New York State Legislature

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    As of March 5, members of the New York State Legislature, which includes the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, have passed two bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those two bills, legislators passed both during the week of Feb. 27-March 5. Democrats sponsored both…

  • Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate

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    As of Feb. 26, Ballotpedia has tracked 111 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 111, Ballotpedia tracked four from Feb. 20-26. Democrats sponsored two, while Republicans sponsored two. The four bills are:    NY S04867: Exempts the county of Fulton from the requirement that at least…

  • Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly

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    As of Feb. 26, Ballotpedia has tracked 122 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 122, Ballotpedia tracked four from Feb. 20-26. Democrats sponsored the four bills. The four bills are:    NY A04653: Permits New York city voters to sign designating petitions for multiple candidates for…

  • Governor Kathy Hochul (D) issues one executive order from Feb. 20-26

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    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued one executive order from Feb. 20-26. As of Feb. 26, Hochul has issued six executive orders in 2023—two fewer than she did at this point a year ago. Governors use executive orders to manage executive branch operations. During the week of Feb. 20-26, the nation’s governors issued 19…

  • Election legislation roundup: New York State Senate

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    As of Feb. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 107 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 107, Ballotpedia tracked five from Feb. 13-19. Democrats sponsored three, while Republicans sponsored two. The five bills are:    NY S04673: Requires voters voting by affidavit ballot to produce an identification document to…

  • Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly

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    As of Feb. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 118 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 118, Ballotpedia tracked 11 from Feb. 13-19. Democrats sponsored seven of these bills, while Republicans sponsored two. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored two bills. The 11 bills are:    NY A04358:…

  • Governor Kathy Hochul (D) issues one executive order from Feb. 13-19

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    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued one executive order from Feb. 13-19. As of Feb. 19, Hochul has issued five executive orders in 2023—two fewer than she did at this point a year ago. Governors use executive orders to manage executive branch operations. During the week of Feb. 13-19, the nation’s governors issued 14…

  • New York Court of Appeals issues five opinions from Feb. 13-19

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    The New York Court of Appeals issued five opinions from Feb. 13-19. As of Feb. 19, the court issued nine opinions in 2023—six fewer than this point a year ago. The five opinions are below:  State v. New York State Public Employment Relations Bd. Bank of America, N.A. v. Kessler People v Rivera  Hetelekides v.…

  • New York Court of Appeals issues four opinions from Feb. 6-12

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    The New York Court of Appeals issued four opinions from Feb. 6-12. As of Feb. 12, the court issued four opinions in 2023—seven fewer than this point a year ago. The four opinions are below: People v. Sanders People v. Myers Min Zhong v Matranga Matter of Town of Southampton v. New York State Dep’t…