Last Updated: February 10, 2012 at 11:31 AM
NAACP New York State Conference v. New York State Board of Elections
Case Information
Date Filed: June 28, 2010
State: New York
Issues: Voting Rights Act, Voting Technology
Current Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Case 1:10-cv-02950)
Issue:
Whether New York's overvote practice and procedure results or will result in the denial of New York citizen's right to vote on account of race or color, in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Status:
Amended Complaint filed 9/2/10. Answers by all Defendants filed on 10/1/10. Motion to Compel filed 11/17/10. Parties' Stipulation and Joint Motion for Confidentiality filed 8/4/11.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 6/28/10) - Order Scheduling Initial Conference for November 3 (entered 8/6/10)
- Plaintiff Working Families Party Notice of Dismissal of all claims (filed 8/26/10)
- Amended Complaint
(filed 9/2/10)
- Exhibit A
- Exhibit A
- First Answer to Amended Complaint (filed 10/1/10)
- Answer to Amended Complaint (filed 10/1/10)
- Motion to Compel (filed 11/17/10)
- Parties' Stipulation and Joint Motion for Confidentiality (filed 8/4/11)
- Letter Detailing Resolution in Principle of Lawsuit (filed 12/5/11)
- Letter Regarding Possible Settlement Agreement (filed 2/08/12)
Commentary
A Poster Child for Dysfunctional Districting
Daniel P. Tokaji
Fifty years ago next month, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Baker v. Carr (1962), inaugurating the “reapportionment revolution” which led to the redrawing of legislative districts across the country. This milestone provides the opportunity to reflect not only on what has been accomplished, but also on what still needs to be done.
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