hyphen with adverbs ending in -ly

Whether newly elected takes a hyphen.

Do not hyphenate after an adverb ending in -ly: a newly elected chair, a carefully written brief. The -ly already marks the first word as an adverb. Hyphenate other compounds before a noun: a well-written brief.

Examples

Usea newly elected chair

Usea well-written brief

Avoida newly-elected chair