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Fatal Defect in a Petition to Replace a Primary-Election Candidate

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
April 27, 2023

Diaz v. New York City Board of Elections (I. Leo Glasser, E.D.N.Y. 1:04-cv-3836)
The district judge denied a discrimination claim filed by a plaintiff who was excluded as a replacement candidate for a primary election because the plaintiff’s replacement application omitted a required signed consent to replace the withdrawn candidate.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Getting on the ballot; equal protection; primary election; intervention.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Equal Protection | Election Litigation | Getting on the Ballot | Intervention | Primary Election | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | E.D.N.Y.