An important test case for second homeowner rights, Willkie et al. v. Board of Elections, went our way in State Supreme Court, just before the 2007 elections and is now up on appeal.  Here's a news report and here is the Court's decision.

In that case, the Delaware County Board of Elections in New York's Delaware County disenfranchised eight long-time dual residents of Bovina, New York.  The Court ordered all eight voters reinstated and issued an injunction requiring the Board of Elections to apply the proper standard for determining the residence of dual residents in the future.  You can find the petition, which has all the facts, the brief, which has all the law, and the Court's decision by clicking on the links.  Here is a press report of the hearing.

Dual resident voting rights also made the news in Washington County, where it's clear that some people, at least, don't understand the law.  He's an op-ed piece we wrote about that odd situation.

The New York Times recently ran a story about second homeowner voting that prompted a letter, succinctly stating the law on this issue, from the Co-Chair of the New York State Board of Elections and a member of the New York Democratic Lawyers Council, which was published in the June 29, 2007 issue.

In an article entitled Democrats Court Second Homeowners, the New York Times highlighted one of the voter registration campaigns around New York State that made use of the website in the 2007 off-year election cycle.

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