Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A recent decision by the New York State Court of Appeals has upheld a law that shifts local elections to even-numbered years, aligning them with federal elections. The ruling, ...

“Local candidates will be forced to run again on shortened timelines, local elections will be buried under federal races, and voters will be deprived of meaningful choice," argues William A. Brewer ...

On January 21, 2026, in a decision in the case of Williams v. Board of Elections of the State of New York, a Manhattan ...

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. The Empire ...

(The Center Square) — A lawsuit against an upstate New York town alleging voter discrimination will be allowed to proceed after the state's highest court quashed an effort to strike down a key section ...

A New York court judge has ordered the state to redraw its congressional map, potentially giving the Democratic Party an ...

State Court Hears Expert Reports in Congressional challenge; State Senate To Act on Election Legislation; New Western New York Judicial Districts Face Veto; February 3rd Redistricting CLE; Around the ...