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Election Law Committee

Overview
Chairs
- Katharine G. Loving
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Reports
- Recommending Transparency in NYC Board of Elections Rulemaking: Letter (January 31, 2020)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law
- Public Campaign Financing & Election Law Enforcement: Testimony (September 10, 2019)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law Reform Campaign Finance Reform
- Safeguarding New York's Elections (Post-Moreland Commission) (September 10, 2019)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law Reform Campaign Finance Reform
- Consolidated Primary for New York Elections (January 16, 2019)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Primary Elections in New York New York State Legislative Agenda
- Support for a No-Excuse Absentee Voting Constitutional Amendment (January 11, 2019)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Absentee Voting Election Law Reform
- Support for Early Voting in New York State (January 11, 2019)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law Reform Election Law
- Improving Opportunities to Vote in New York State: Assembly Hearing (November 15, 2018)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law Reform Election Law, Instant Run-Offs
- Support for Early Voting in New York State - 2019 NYS Executive Budget (March 09, 2018)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law Election Law Reform
- Report in Support of Instant Run-Off Voting in the Primaries for Citywide Office in New York City (August 17, 2017)
  
  Author(s): New York City Affairs Committee Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law, Instant Run-Offs
- Report Recommending Review of New York’s Election Law to Address Provisions Deemed Unconstitutional by the Courts (May 24, 2017)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law Reform Election Law
- Letter to the New York City Council commenting on pending legislation designed to improve of the election process in New York City (January 13, 2015)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law Reform
- Report in support of the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 (HR 3899/S 1945) (December 08, 2014)
  
  Author(s): Civil Rights Committee Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Voting Rights
- Report on legislation to provide for instant run-off voting in New York City (June 17, 2014)
  
  Author(s): New York City Affairs Committee Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law, Instant Run-Offs
- Report on S.3331/A.5271 regarding the redistricting process in New York State (September 01, 2011)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Redistricting
- Testimony before the NYS Senate Public Hearing on Redistricting (December 01, 2010)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Redistricting
- Statement to the 2010 Charter Revision Commission (July 01, 2010)
  
  Author(s): Administrative Law Committee New York City Affairs Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law Reform Charter Revision Commission
- Report on the National Popular Vote Initiative (July 01, 2010)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Presidential Vote
- Proposal for a Filing Fee Alternative for Ballot Access (July 01, 2010)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Filing Fees
- Recommendation on Governmental Structure and Election Issues for the 2010 Charter Revision Commission (June 01, 2010)
  
  Author(s): New York City Affairs Committee Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law Reform Charter Revision Commission
- Filling United States Senate Vacancies in New York (June 01, 2010)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law
- Instituting No-Excuse Absentee Voting in New York (June 01, 2010)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Absentee Voting New York State Legislative Agenda
- Issues for Consideration by the Charter Revision Commission (April 01, 2010)
  
  Author(s): Administrative Law Committee New York City Affairs Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Charter Revision Commission
- Letter to Mayor Bloomberg regarding the appointment of a new Charter Revision Commission (March 01, 2010)
  
  Author(s): Administrative Law Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Charter Commission Charter Revision Commission
- Letter to the Governor's Office urging reforms to the succession rules in New York State (July 01, 2008)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Succession Rules
- Letter to Governor Spitzer commenting on the new proposed constitutional amendment, Governor's Program Bill No. 26 regarding redistricting (January 01, 2008)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Redistricting
- A Proposed NYS Constitutional Amendment to Emancipate Redistricting from Partisan Gerrymanders: Partisanship Channeled for Fair Line-Drawing (April 01, 2007)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Redistricting
- Statement regarding New York's failure to comply with sections 301 and 303(a) of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) which call for the creation of a computerized statewide voter registration list and the development of and implementation of voting systems standards including standards for accessibility for voters with disabilities (April 01, 2006)
  
  Author(s): Civil Rights Committee Disability Law Committee Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): HAVA
- Testimony before the NYC Campaign Finance Board commenting on the NYC Campaign Finance Program which seeks to reduce the corrupting effect of large campaign contributions to public officials, encourage candidates to run for public office who would otherwise lack the resources to do so and to motivate public participation in the electoral process (December 01, 2005)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Campaign Finance Reform
- Letter to Michael Cardozo, NYC Corporation Counsel, regarding the Election Modernization Task Force (May 01, 2005)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Procedures
- Testimony Before State Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding Judicial Selection Proposals (March 01, 2005)
  
  Author(s): Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Election Law Committee Judicial Administration, Council on
  
  Subject Area(s): Judicial Selection
- Comments on Proposed OCA Rules Changes Based Upon the Reports of the Commission to Promote Public Confidence in Judicial Elections (January 01, 2005)
  
  Author(s): Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Election Law Committee Judicial Administration, Council on
  
  Subject Area(s): Judicial Selection
- Letter from the Election Law Committee to the Joint Legislative Conference Committee on HAVA (January 01, 2005)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): HAVA
- Comments on NYC Campaign Finance Board Proposed Rules Regarding Reporting and Treatment of Contributions (December 03, 2004)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Campaign Finance
- Comments on Amendments Proposed by the Campaign Finance Board, December 2004, Regarding the reporting of employment information and contributions by limited liability corporations and partnerships (December 01, 2004)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Campaign Finance
- Comments on Rules Proposed by the Campaign Finance Board (July 01, 2004)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Campaign Finance
- Letter from the Committee on Legal Issues Affecting People with Disabilities to the Joint Legislative Conference Committee on HAVA (May 18, 2004)
  
  Author(s): Disability Law Committee Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): HAVA
- Letter to William Perkins, Chair of the NYC Council Committee on Governmental Operations Supporting Intro. No. 382-a, A Bill to Amend the NYC Campaign Finance Act (February 01, 2004)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Campaign Finance
- Letter to Frank Macchiarola, Commissioner of the 2003 Charter Revision Commission, Providing Preliminary Comments (September 01, 2003)
  
  Author(s): New York City Affairs Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Charter Commission Charter Revision Commission
- New Voting Technology (May 01, 2003)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Voting
- Letter to Governor George E. Pataki Regarding New York State's Implementation of the Federal Help America Vote Act "HAVA" (March 01, 2003)
  
  Author(s): Election Law Committee State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Election Law HAVA
News & Media
- NYS Legislative Agenda: Build upon Reforms to Further Modernize New York’s Voting System and Election Law (January 07, 2020)
- 2019 New York State Legislative Session Recap Chart (December 20, 2019)
- City Bar Calls for Reforms to New York’s Election-Law Enforcement and the Creation of a Non-Partisan Agency to Regulate Public Campaign Finance (September 10, 2019)
- Tiffany Cabán Raises Volunteer Army of Attorneys in Queens DA Recount (The City) (July 12, 2019)
- The Queens District Attorney Race Has Turned Into a Battle About Which Votes Count (Mother Jones) (July 10, 2019)
- Should New York’s elections be reformed? (City & State) (July 10, 2019)
- Tiffany Cabán and Melinda Katz Counting Votes – and Cash (The City) (July 08, 2019)
- Statement by City Bar President Roger Juan Maldonado on the End of the New York State Legislative Session (June 21, 2019)
- 2019 New York State Budget Recap (April 08, 2019)
- NY Legislators Approve Measures to Ease Voting, Curb Corporate Donations (New York Law Journal) (January 14, 2019)
- Statement by New York City Bar Association President Roger Juan Maldonado on Passage of Voting Reforms (January 14, 2019)
- Advocacy Alert: Get New York Voting Again! (January 10, 2019)
- NYS Legislative Agenda: Reform and Modernize New York’s Voting System and Election Law (January 07, 2019)
- City Bar Calls on New York State Senate to Seize Opportunity to Pass Stalled Reforms When Session Reconvenes (November 07, 2018)
- How to Get on the Ballot in New York City (May 02, 2018)
- 2019 New York State Budget Recap (April 06, 2018)
- City Bar Issues Statement Urging Enactment of Bail Reform, Early Voting and Reproductive Rights in Remaining Months of Session (April 02, 2018)
- Advocacy Alert (Updated): Get New York Voting Again! Support Early Voting (March 20, 2018)
- City Bar Calls for Early Voting in New York (March 14, 2018)
- 2018 NYS Legislative Agenda: Bring meaningful and comprehensive ethics, voting, election law and rules reform to Albany (February 05, 2018)
- Candidates Want Your Vote. They Need Your Signature First (Gotham Gazette) (June 06, 2017)
- New York Today: How to Run for Office (The New York Times) (April 07, 2017)
- How to Get on the Ballot in New York City (March 22, 2017)
- 2017 NYS Legislative Agenda: Support efforts to bring meaningful and comprehensive ethics, rules and election law reform to Albany (March 02, 2017)
- Albany Reform Tops City Bar’s 2016 Legislative Agenda - Debra L. Raskin (February 19, 2016)
- A Call to Nationalize Presidential Elections (October 21, 2008)
Of Interest

Facts about how N.Y. counts ballots: Enough with the conspiracy theories in the Queens DA’s race, New York Daily News 7/8/2019, by former Election Law Committee Chair Sarah K. Steiner

Election Law Committee

Facts about how N.Y. counts ballots: Enough with the conspiracy theories in the Queens DA’s race, New York Daily News 7/8/2019, by former Election Law Committee Chair Sarah K. Steiner

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