We are a coalition of lawyers and others dedicated to fostering universal participation and trust in the electoral process by ensuring that:

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All eligible persons can register to vote easily

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All registered voters are able to vote simply, fairly, and without intimidation

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All votes are counted and all voting systems are open and reliable

  • Featured event

    Continuing Legal Education:
    New York State Voting Reform



    The New York Democratic Lawyers Council
    Continuing Legal Education Committee 
    is pleased to offer 

    A 2-credit CLE* presentation:
     

    New York State Voting Reform:
    A 2019 Review of Legislation Affecting Voters and Elections

     

    with Expert Presenters

    Jarret Berg, Co-founder, VoteEarlyNY 

    John Flateau, Democratic Commissioner, New York City Board of Elections 

    Doug Kellner, Democratic Commissioner, New York State Board of Elections 

    Sean Morales-Doyle, Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice

    Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky, Democratic Commissioner, Rockland County Board of Elections 

     

                Join NYDLC for our next exciting CLE program on New York State Voting Reform: what's new, and what's to come. 

              At the outset of 2019, Albany passed the most drastic voting reform New Yorkers have seen in their lifetimes. From early voting, to a consolidated primary date, learn how this watershed legislation will change the way that New Yorkers cast their ballot. 

     

    RSVP below to reserve your tickets today!

     

               *Two NYS Professional Practice CLE credits. This live course is appropriate for both newly-admitted and experienced attorneys. Limited discounted seating for non-attorneys is available.

               

    NYDLC has a scholarship policy for those interested in attending but who are unable to pay due to financial hardship. To RSVP for a scholarship ticket, please contact LawyersCouncilCLE@gmail.com and provide your full name and phone number.

    WHEN
    June 13, 2019 at 6:30pm
    WHERE
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    1285 6th Ave
    (between 51st and 52nd St)
    New York, NY 10019
    United States
    Google map and directions
    $25.00 USD ·
    rsvp

  • Featured event

    Voter Protection Manual Working Group



    Lend your talents and know-how to updating the manual to reflect 2019 changes in NYS voting law, and steamline its presentation. Please review the manual prior to the meeting and come prepared with talking points. A printed copy is handy to bring, but some will be provided. 

    Please RSVP so your name can be on the entry list.

    Thank you so much

    WHEN
    May 22, 2019 at 6:30pm
    WHERE
    NY Dems State Committee Office
    420 Lexington Ave
    Suite 1613
    New York, NY 10170
    United States
    Google map and directions
    rsvp

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    For Immediate Release, April 1, 2019 Contact: (866) NYDLC-01; info@NYDLC.org   The New York Democratic Lawyers Council (@NYDLC) applauds state lawmakers for securing new voting reforms for all New Yorkers. 
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    NYDLC Announces New Executive Director -- Democratic Organizer Liza Abraham

    For Immediate Release, Mar. 20, 2019 Contact: (866) NYDLC-01; info@NYDLC.org   The New York Democratic Lawyers Council (@NYDLC) is excited to announce that Liza Abraham, 2018 Western NY Regional Organizer for the NYS Dems 2018 Coordinated Campaign, has taken up the reigns as Executive Director of NYDLC, just as the 2019-20 election cycle heats up.
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    NYDLC Hails NYS Legislature's Passage of Broad Pro-Voter Package of Election Reform Bills

    For Immediate Release, Jan 14, 2019Contact: (866) NYDLC-01; info@NYDLC.org The New York Democratic Lawyers Council (@NYDLC) hails the speedy passage, through both houses of the New York State Legislature, of a package of election reforms that NYDLC members have fought for years to enact that will improve access to fundamental rights for the benefit of ALL eligible New Yorkers and finally begin to modernize New York's voting laws.
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    NYDLC Praises Governor Cuomo's Decision to Restore Voting Rights to Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers on Parole

    The New York Democratic Lawyers Council (NYDLC) praises Governor Cuomo's significant announcement today that his office will take immediate action to begin restoring voting rights to the tens of thousands of currently-disenfranchised New York parolees, and further, that his administration is committed to protecting the civil rights of future parolees by doing so on an ongoing basis.
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  • Featured page

    2018 Year in Review

    NYDLC's 2018 Year in Review (below) highlights the road we have traveled together over the past year mobilizing and training attorneys and voting rights advocates to protect and advance the franchise here in New York and across the U.S.

    In 2018 thousands of NYDLC VoterPros took action and we have lots to be proud of! Whether you were registering voters to participate in New York's multiple primaries of the 2018 Midterm Elections; monitoring the polls across New York or as part of our export operations in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida, Montana, or North Carolina; conducting legal research and assisting with NYS or national pro-voter advocacy; or organizing community empowerment and educational programming, you were helping to protect and advance the fundamental civil rights of American voters.

    We hope     you will consider making a generous end-of-year contribution to NYDLC (here) so that we can continue this important work.

    NYDLC 2018 Year in Review (front)
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    December 14, 2017

    NYDLC Testifies about 2017 Voting Problems in NYC and the Urgent Need to Overhaul New York Voting Laws

    On Wednesday (12/13), NYDLC submitted testimony to both the New York City Council and the NYC Campaign Finance Board, regarding the most prevalent 2017 voting problems arising out of the 2017 municipal elections in New York City and the urgent need to improve New York Elections via legislative and administrative reforms. Read the full coverage and testimony.
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    Nydlc
    posted by | 13sc
    November 28, 2017

    New GothamTalks Video OpEd Series Showcases NYDLC's Voting Rights Organizing and Advocacy

    In a new GothamTalks video OpEd, NYDLC Executive Director Jarret Berg discusses the modern fight to vote in New York and across America; several desperately-needed voting reforms lawmakers should enact in 2018; NYDLC's election monitoring, pro-voter advocacy, and rights-based community programming; and the need for a drastic cultural shift among the rising American electorate so all eligible voters are ready to participate in local elections. Watch the full video here.
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