{"id":2344250,"date":"2024-09-21T11:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T15:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-law-give-trump-nemesis-letitia-james-unprecedented-power-over-2024-election\/"},"modified":"2024-09-21T11:59:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T15:59:05","slug":"new-law-give-trump-nemesis-letitia-james-unprecedented-power-over-2024-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-law-give-trump-nemesis-letitia-james-unprecedented-power-over-2024-election\/","title":{"rendered":"New Law Give Trump Nemesis Letitia James &#8216;Unprecedented Power&#8217; Over 2024 Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-law-give-trump-nemesis-letitia-james-unprecedented-power-over-2024-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a new piece of legislation in New York, the John R. Lewis Voting \u200cRights Act, which grants the state&#8217;s Attorney General Letitia James significant \u200cnew powers regarding election processes. \u200bAlthough many may not have noticed, this law \u200cis set to take effect shortly before a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-set-to-hear-appeal-of-court-decision-that-absentee-ballot-drop-boxes-are-illegal\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Supreme Court Set to Hear Appeal of Court Decision that Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes Are Illegal\">pivotal presidential election<\/a>, with implications for \u2064jurisdictions classified as &#8220;covered entities&#8221; that \u200cwill\u200c now need preclearance from the Attorney General for various changes related to elections. <\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that\u2062 this preclearance requirement could\u2063 undermine the traditional bipartisan nature of election oversight in New York, as it gives a politically motivated\u200d figure, James, the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-big-city-election-shenanigans-are-expanding\/\" title=\"Democrats&#039; Big-City Election Shenanigans Are Expanding\">influence election procedures<\/a> \u200cin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-anyone-be-held-accountable-for-the-disastrous-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" title=\"Will Anyone Be Held Accountable For The Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal?\">crucial swing districts<\/a>, raising concerns about electoral integrity and public trust. The law&#8217;s enactment \u200dis described as a potential &#8220;political earthquake&#8221; that could significantly \u2064affect elections in the state, particularly in areas with contentious races. The piece emphasizes the need for vigilance regarding this situation and the broader implications for democratic processes in New York.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James has made a name for herself as a crusading legal firebrand against conservative causes in general and former President Donald Trump in particular.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, few seemed to notice in 2022 when a piece of legislation was slated to take effect just months before this presidential election that would give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-ag-merrick-garland-scrambles-pressed-alvin-bragg-fani-willis-letitia-james-house-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James<\/a> what one election attorney called &ldquo;unprecedented power&rdquo; in an Op-Ed written earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>In other words: Get ready for a bumpy ride, New Yorkers, particularly if you live in a swing congressional district.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy involves the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-top-legal-foe-handed-unprecedented-election-power-ahead-nov-election-attorney?intcmp=tw_fnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported, which was signed by Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-top-aide-ny-gov-kathy-hochul-charged-working-chinese-government-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> in 2022. It takes effect this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Part of that legislation involves requiring preclearance from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> or a court specifically enabled to make decisions under the law if it makes certain changes to the election process.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jurisdictions can fall under the new rule&rsquo;s shadow for multiple reasons &mdash; including arrest rates for citizens in &lsquo;protected classes,&#8217;&rdquo; wrote attorney Joseph T. Burns, whose expertise is in electoral legal issues and also has a background in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-county-republican-executive-district-attorney-legislature-named-safest-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican politics<\/a>, in his <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/15\/opinion\/new-law-gives-ag-james-power-over-nys-closest-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> Op-Ed, published Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>And these moves can be more mundane than you might think, precipitated by reasons less malign than you also might imagine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If a poll site needs to be moved or a voter list must be culled to removed deceased residents, that jurisdiction&rsquo;s Board of Elections will have to seek AG approval first,&rdquo; Burns noted. &ldquo;More troubling, the law includes a provision that allows the AG to expand the list of local election board functions that will require preclearance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In New York state, the elections are generally administered by bipartisan boards in which both major parties are represented equally. However, due to the preclearance regulations, the attorney general who sued both the National Rifle Association and Trump Organization for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-hands-trump-major-victory-letitia-james-bond-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blatantly political reasons<\/a> is allowed &ldquo;unprecedented power over election processes in some of the most hotly contested congressional districts in the nation, including those on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley,&rdquo; Burns said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our elections &mdash; and the public&rsquo;s faith in them &mdash; will not be improved by the AG&rsquo;s meddling,&rdquo; he said, comparing the law&rsquo;s effect to &ldquo;a political earthquake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nobody is really talking about it or what a big effect it&rsquo;s going to have,&rdquo; Burns told Fox News via phone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But it&rsquo;s interesting because, look, there&rsquo;s a lot of bad stuff that happens in New York when it comes to the elections and everything else, but this strikes me as being particularly bad. And it&rsquo;s certainly quite a power grab by the attorney general as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Not only does the move cover New York City and nine of Long Island&rsquo;s counties, Erie, Monroe, Onondaga and Albany counties in upstate New York are also among the jurisdictions covered.<\/p>\n<p>And, unlike the preclearance that was required by certain states in the South with a history of voter repression during the Jim Crow era, the &ldquo;four triggers&rdquo; that make a county a &ldquo;covered entity&rdquo; are more mundane than you might think.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, take Erie County, home to Buffalo. The reason that they&rsquo;re covered under the purview of the act is because of a court order involving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-maine-disqualifies-trump-2024-ballot-citing-14th-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14th Amendment<\/a> dispute 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You think, &lsquo;Wow, this sounds really sinister,&rsquo;&rdquo; Burns said. &ldquo;&lsquo;They&rsquo;re probably doing something. They&rsquo;re disenfranchising a minority.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, not at all. What happened was the county executive and the county legislature couldn&rsquo;t agree on a redistricting plan,&rdquo; Burns noted. &ldquo;Something like that would put a local government under preclearance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Burns, for his part, says that the worrying thing is the erosion of trust in the system, particularly when it involves the number of swing seats that this law now puts under preclearance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It isn&rsquo;t just bad policy, because it undermines the bipartisan nature of the boards of elections. Which, again, they&rsquo;re not perfect, there&rsquo;s so many inefficiencies,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But by and large, in this day and age where people are so concerned about election integrity, what&rsquo;s better than having both sides have a stake in the outcome, both sides wanting to and needing to make sure that elections are run smoothly and fairly? And now you have a partisan elected official stepping in to essentially have a veto power over our boards of elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And not just any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-well-funded-cabal-of-powerful-people-saved-democracy\/\" title=\"TIME: \u2018Well-Funded Cabal Of Powerful People\u2019 Saved Democracy\">partisan official<\/a>, but one who&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nra-found-liable-civil-lawsuit-brought-new-york-ag-letitia-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">practically been the vanguard<\/a> of the Democrats&rsquo; new lawfare strategy. 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However, in 2022, many overlooked a significant piece of legislation set to be implemented just months before the presidential election, which one election attorney described as granting James &#8220;unprecedented power.&#8221; This situation could lead to challenges for New Yorkers, especially those residing in competitive congressional districts.<\/p>\n<p>The issue at hand involves the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, which was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul in 2022 and is set to take effect this Sunday. A key aspect of this law mandates that any changes to the election process must receive preclearance from either the attorney general or a designated court.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Joseph T. Burns highlighted in his recent Op-Ed for the New York Post that jurisdictions may fall under this new requirement for various reasons, including arrest rates among certain demographic groups. He pointed out that even routine actions like relocating polling places or updating voter lists will now require approval from the attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>In New York State, elections are typically overseen by bipartisan boards representing both major political parties equally. However, due to these new preclearance rules, an attorney general who has previously taken legal action against politically charged entities now wields significant influence over electoral processes in some of the most contested congressional districts across Long Island and Hudson Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Burns expressed concern that such interference would not enhance public trust in elections but rather create what he termed &#8220;a political earthquake.&#8221; He noted that while there are numerous issues within New York&#8217;s electoral system, this particular development stands out as particularly troubling and represents a considerable power grab by the attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation affects not only New York City but also several counties on Long Island and upstate regions like Erie and Monroe counties. Unlike historical preclearance requirements aimed at states with histories of voter suppression during Jim Crow laws, the criteria making certain counties subject to these regulations are less severe than one might expect.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Erie County became subject due to a court ruling related to a 14th Amendment dispute from ten years ago\u2014not because of any current disenfranchisement efforts but rather due to disagreements over redistricting plans between local officials. Burns emphasized his worry about diminishing trust in electoral systems given how many swing seats are now impacted by these preclearance measures.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that undermining bipartisan oversight within election boards is detrimental\u2014especially when public confidence is already fragile regarding election integrity\u2014and warned against allowing partisan officials excessive control over electoral processes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2344251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Picture-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32431,32779,32506,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2344250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2024-election","tag-legal-issues","tag-letitia-james","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Picture-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}