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No Relief from New York’s Ballot-Petition Signature Requirements During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Timothy Reagan
October 16, 2023

Murray v. Cuomo (Mary Kay Vyskocil, 1:20-cv-3571) and Eisen v. Cuomo (Philip M. Halpern, 7:20-cv-5121) (S.D.N.Y.)
A plaintiff, whose ballot-petition signatures for a primary election were ruled invalid because the signatures had not been collected or witnessed by a member of the party, was denied relief from a signature requirement that was shortened both in time and in number because of an infectious pandemic. Later, a different judge denied another prospective congressional candidate relief from ballot-petition signature requirements.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Getting on the ballot; Covid-19; matters for state courts; primary election; party procedures.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.