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Injunction Against Purging Minor-Party Registrations for the Party’s Failure to Qualify as an Established Party

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
May 28, 2023

Green Party of New York State v. New York State Board of Elections (John Gleeson, E.D.N.Y. 1:02-cv-6465)
Three days before the certification of a gubernatorial election would result in a minor party’s demotion from established-party status because its candidate received an insufficient number of votes for governor, the party filed a federal complaint challenging the stripping of registered-party membership for all of its registered members. The district judge issued a temporary restraining order in the party’s favor. Later, the court of appeals affirmed a preliminary injunction in the party’s favor.
Subject: Nullifying registrations. Topics: Registration procedures; interlocutory appeal; intervention; getting on the ballot; attorney fees; pro se party.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Attorney Fees | Election Litigation | Getting on the Ballot | Interlocutory Appeal | Intervention | Nullifying Registrations | Registration Procedures | Emergency Proceedings | Pro Se Litigation | U.S. District Courts | E.D.N.Y.