N.Y. voting law could be struck down before Election Day
And a CapCon Q&A with Debra Pantin, chair of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Fund Board
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In today’s CapCon:
A voting law enacted in recent years is in the hands of N.Y.’s highest court
CapCon Q&A: Debra Pantin, chair of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Fund Board
At the Capitol: Assembly home care hearing scheduled this week
Bills Passed But Pending: dogs in state parks, N.Y.’s energy grid
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⚖️ Will N.Y.’s highest court uphold a recent voting law?
Democrats have made several changes to New York’s election regulations since taking the majority in both chambers of the state Legislature in the 2018 elections.
Among them is a law that changed how absentee ballots are counted. That was the subject of arguments Tuesday before New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, which is expected to issue a decision before Election Day.
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