New York AG tasked with protecting minority voting rights

July 30, 2024 – Starting this fall, certain election jurisdictions in New York that want to amend their election laws will need to get their changes pre-approved by the state attorney general’s office or a state court. Jeff Wice, a senior fellow and adjunct professor with the New York Law School’s Census and Redistricting Institute, explains why this process was written into a 2022 state law and discusses how it could impact local elections.