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Meritless Challenge to Exclusion from an Election for County Judge

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
September 12, 2023

Ferone v. Board of Elections (Andrew L. Carter, Jr., S.D.N.Y. 1:12-cv-6342)
After the district judge denied immediate relief to plaintiffs seeking by federal action to reverse the exclusion from the ballot of a prospective candidate whose ballot-application papers were defective, the plaintiffs dismissed their case voluntarily.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topic: Getting on the ballot.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Election Litigation | Getting on the Ballot | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | S.D.N.Y.