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U.S. District Court Enjoins NY Petition Deadline Update


Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access Nes for this post.

On September 3rd, U.S. District Court Judge, John Sinatra, a Trump Appointee, Enjoined the May Petition Deadline for New York Independent Candidates.

The Case is Meadors v Erie County Board of Elections, w.d., 1:21cv-982.

The Decision Orders the Board of Elections, place Independent Candidate, Byron William Brown II (D), on the November Ballot, as a Candidate for Re-Election for Buffalo Mayor. He is the 62nd Mayor, Elected on November 8th, 2005, and is the City's First Black Mayor. He lost the June Primary to India B. Walton (D), a Black Nurse and Politician.

The Ruling was Oral and is awaiting the Written Order.

The Judge said the Burden of the May Deadline is Severe, and there is No Compelling Reason for an Early Deadline. The New York Primary was in September, but was moved to June to match the Presidential Primary.

The New York Petition Deadline for Independent Candidates had always been in August, September, or October, of Election years, in the entire History of Government-Printed Ballots.

Then, in 2019, the Legislature moved it to May.

Also on September 3rd, in a Parallel Lawsuit in State Supreme Court, the Petition Deadline was also Enjoined.

UPDATE

The Erie County Board of Elections will decide, Tuesday, whether to Appeal One or Both Decisions










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