The Supreme Court Will Decide the Texas Gerrymandering Case Within Days, But Either Way, the Republican Scheme is Sputtering
This week, the United States Supreme Court is sure to decide the appeal by the State of Texas of aContinue Reading
Category: Voting
A Cruise, Post-election Blues and Missing Democrats
My wife and I left for a river cruise in France the afternoon after the Presidential election; we already hadContinue Reading
OF POLLS, VOTES AND WHEN WE WILL KNOW RESULTS; VOTES; 2020 REDUX
I offer a poignant moment and a good poll. The moment is President Biden voting early in Delaware, standing onlineContinue Reading
Congress Congress 2024 Congressional Elections Featured New York City NYC Economy NYC Transit NYC Transportation NYS Transportation & Transit The Mass Transit Crisis Transportation Transportation Policy
CONGESTION PRICING DRIVES INTO THE FALL ELECTION
Governor Hochul’s last-second announcement on June 5th, 2024, to pause New York’s Congestion Pricing Plan caused understandable dismay and evenContinue Reading
COVID-19 Pandemic Presidential Election The President The White House US Economy/Jobs US Politics Voting
THE PRECARIOUS ELECTION: Why Biden’s Not to Blame for Inflation, Part One: COVID Turns the World Upside Down
Leading up to the 2020 election, I wrote a series of blog posts titled, “The Purple Highway.” This time around,Continue Reading
Affordable Housing Budgets Housing Housing Budgets New York City & New York State Voting New York State Podcasts State Budget
EP03: Empire State Political Pulse with Jim Brennan Podcast
In this episode, Jim chats with his guests about significant features of the NYS budget (the NYS House and Senate recently passed separate versions, but the full legislature has yet to pass a final version) and also dives more deeply into the affordable housing crisis.
EP02: Empire State Political Pulse with Jim Brennan Podcast
Jim sits down with NYS Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine
(D-13th District, Nassau County) and Jeffrey M. Wice, Adjunct Professor/Senior Fellow, NY Census & Redistricting Institute, NY Law School to discuss the NYS State Court of Appeals ruling that the State’s Congressional district maps set in 2022 must be redrawn yet again.
Congressional Elections New York City New York City & New York State Voting New York State NYC Voting
Congressional Redistricting is Getting a Restart in New York- Democrats Can Avoid a Second Debacle and Win on the Existing Lines
On December 12, 2023, the New York State Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, ruled that the State’s CongressionalContinue Reading
Congress 2024 Congressional Elections Congressional Maps New York City & New York State Voting New York State Redistricting US Politics Voting Voting By Mail
AS THE 2024 ELECTION APPROACHES, NEW YORK’S CONGRESSIONAL LINES AND ITS VOTE-BY-MAIL PROCESS MAY ONCE AGAIN BE IN PLAY
The Congressional elections in New York have become pivotal to both political parties for control of the House of RepresentativesContinue Reading
2022 Ends Republican Party Control of State Senate district lines as all Population Gains Occur Downstate
The United States Census released the nation’s population data by congressional and state legislative district on August 12, setting underwayContinue Reading
Congressional Elections Congressional Maps New York City & New York State Voting New York State Redistricting Voting
New York’s Congressional Redistricting Could Be Tipping Point in Midterm Battle for Control of House
The Census Bureau released its population counts for the nation and the states on April 26, including changes for theContinue Reading
Canvass of Mail Ballots for Several Closely Contested Assembly Primaries Begins Monday, July 20
The Board of Elections reports that canvassing for a number of Assembly Democratic primaries begins Monday, July 20th, including severalContinue Reading
Despite COVID, June 23rd Primary Vote Will Exceed 2018 Governor Democratic Primary Turnout in NYC
The New York City Board of Elections reported on Thursday evening, July 2nd, that 384,000 ballots had been counted asContinue Reading
Absentee Ballot Returns Reach 283,000 in NYC Democratic Primary; 37% Have Been Returned with One More Day to Reach Board of Elections
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ABSENTEE BALLOT UPDATE 6/29 COUNTY SENT RETURNED PCT. RTD New York 230,699 90,506 39% Bronx 96,292 36,870 38%Continue Reading
The Massive Mail-In Ballots Provided Major Support for a High Turnout in the Pandemic, and Could Bring Dramatic Change in the Vote in New York
The New York City Board of Elections is reporting that over 765,000 absentee ballots were distributed to voters before primary day, June 23,Continue Reading
New York Should Rapidly Expand Absentee Voting for Coming Elections
New York State has a serious limitation on voting by mail. The State Constitution requires a ” cause ” toContinue Reading
New York Should Rapidly Expand Absentee Voting for Coming Elections
New York State has a serious limitation on voting by mail. The State Constitution requires a ” cause ” toContinue Reading
What’s Missing from the Big New Voting and Campaign Reforms in New York ? Public Financing of Elections
The New York State Legislature, Governor Cuomo, reformers, advocates, and plenty of ordinary citizens are justly celebrating the passage andContinue Reading
Democrats Came Within Inches of Wins in four other key New York Races; NYC Share of Statewide Vote Surged From ’14
The New York State Board of Elections certified final election results for November 6th this past Friday, Dec. 14th (Continue Reading
New York Democrats Won Big on Election Night, But Many Legislative Wins Were Razor-Thin
The slumbering Democratic midterm electorate awakened this year, in both New York and the nation. Across the country, the sumContinue Reading