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Challenge to Exclusion from the Ballot Orally Denied

Robert Timothy Reagan
April 7, 2023

Abulafia v. Richman (Katherine Polk Failla, S.D.N.Y. 1:20-cv-3547)
Five candidates who challenged their exclusion from primary-election ballots were denied immediate relief for reasons explained orally but not included in the publicly accessible record.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Getting on the ballot; primary election.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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