A New York court overturned a previous ruling that held that the state’s voting rights act — which Democrats were using to seize control of local governments — was unconstitutional.
New York’s Second Appellate Division found the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act constitutional, reversing a decision that came down from the state Supreme Court in Orange County.
The legislation was signed into law in 2022 and, in part, forces municipalities with a record of discrimination to obtain preclearance before making changes to how they conduct voting systems. The legislation was being used by some to sue towns for how they conduct their elections.
For example, six black and Hispanic residents in the town of Newburgh challenged the town’s “at-large” voting system, which lets all voters choose every board member instead of electing representatives from…
