ALBANY — New York is prohibiting political parties from using the words “independence” or “independent” in their names in an effort to avoid voter confusion. Proponents of the new law ...

“What am I doing in the Democratic Party?” he apparently pondered before he made the switch. In light of the news, here are some of New York’s other political turncoats. The mayor, a former Brooklyn ...

The Democratic-controlled New York Legislature on Wednesday swiftly approved a new congressional map that would give the party a modest advantage in US House elections this fall – just days ...

Republicans sued in court, claiming that the Democrats’ maps violated an anti-gerrymandering clause in the State Constitution. To the shock of many political ... Party in New York is a disaster.” ...

ALBANY, New York — New York ... challenges to the new maps was far more controversial. That passed the Senate on Monday and the Assembly on Wednesday after bitter party-line debates.

New York lawmakers approved ... and analyst at the Cook Political Report. “I call this a mild gerrymander. Any map that makes deliberate choices to benefit a party is a gerrymander on some ...

(TNS) — Want to change your political ... changing their party enrollment between Feb. 14 and seven days after the June primary date due to state election law. But with New York's lengthy ...

A New York court on Thursday ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the state’s congressional map. While the decision is likely to be appealed to the state’s ...