Resources Related to COVID-19
COVID-19 is already complicating voting. A carefully planned and coordinated response will be needed in the weeks and months to come. Head over to our resources page or read below the break for some important resources related to voter protection in response to COVID-19.
Read moreNYDLC 3/15 Statement on COVID-19 Crisis
NYDLC Co-chairs and leadership have released the following statement regarding electoral developments and the current state of emergency due to COVID-19:
Read moreElection Season Meets Novel Virus: Let's Empower, Not Alarm
How can we constructively manage risk of community spread of a novel virus, while making voters feel empowered to turnout and vote?

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Registration Deadlines
The deadline for party registration for the NY Presidential Primary has already passed, but there is still time to meet all other NY election deadlines. Now is a good time to check all your voting vitals.
Are you registered?
Is your address still current?
Do you know where your polling place is?
Click here for all NY State Voting Deadlines.
Click here for all other states.
Tuesday Jan 19th Legislative Affairs Committee Meeting
2021 is well underway and with it, an exciting moment for voting reform in New York!
Lawmakers in Albany will be fine-tuning Automatic Voter Regisgtration and other reforms, with new laws potentially going into effect for this November!
Help NYDLC help lawmakers to get this right!
This meeting will be dial-in only and the call-in number will be provided when a person RSVPs.
Voter Protection 2020
NYDLC coordinates with state and national partners like congressional candidates, the Biden campaign, the DCCC, and the DNC to provide high-quality voter protection programming and strategy.
Want to join the team for 2020? There are opportunities in New York and beyond!
You can gets started here:
https://www.nydlc.org/2020_signup_survey
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.
Read moreModern Voting Laws and a Historic Black History Month
By Carl Unegbu, Rachel Landy, and Jarret Berg
This year’s Black History Month celebrations coincided with some remarkable developments in New York law that have a genuine potential to enhance access to the democratic space and improve civic engagement and political participation. And, needless to say, they are of significant interest to the Black community and should interest all minority communities.
Read moreNYDLC Hails NYS Legislature's Passage of Broad Pro-Voter Package of Election Reform Bills
For Immediate Release, Jan 14, 2019
Contact: (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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