How Big Law Volunteers Are Protecting Voting Rights in the 2020 Presidential Election: An Interview with Harold E. Franklin, Jr.: On Record PR
The floors of the House and Senate were unusually active on Monday compared to a typical Fifth Legislative Day. Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) welcomed Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to address his chamber amidst the...more
Election Protection is a nationwide nonpartisan coalition, spearheaded by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, working to ensure that every voter is able to exercise their right to vote. In conversation with...more
Dear YouDig? Readers, YouDig? is about constructing bridges from the past into the future and from mystery to knowledge. We seek connectivity and community. Nothing screams “community” more than Election Day, which at long...more
Cannabis is on the ballot in New Jersey for the November 3, 2020 election (the “Referendum”), but what does that actually mean? Assuming it passes, does that mean I can grow at home? Open my own shop? Sell at my leisure? This...more
Election Protection is a nationwide nonpartisan coalition, spearheaded by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, working to ensure that every voter is able to exercise their right to vote. Election Protection runs...more
The New York budget legislation signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on April 3 includes notable amendments to the New York Election Law that may look familiar to employers. The 2020 amendments eliminate and modify voting leave...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent amendment to New York’s Election Law now provides employees up to three hours paid time off to vote. With the Primary Election just weeks away, employers need to ensure their policies and...more
On April 1, 2019, as part of New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s “broadest, most sweeping [Fiscal Year 2020] state budget,” employees were granted additional paid time off to perform a fundamental civic duty — vote in an...more
On April 1, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced amendments to the state’s fiscal year 2020 budget, which includes, among other things, an amendment to its Election Law entitling employees in New York to three hours...more
Last week, Floridians voted to pass the Voting Restoration Amendment that is poised to restore voting rights to an estimated 1.5 million Floridians with prior felony convictions. ...more