With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation’s voting process seems more convoluted than ever and rife with potential for confusion come Election Day. Voting rules vary widely by state and sometimes ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Election Law Vacancies – Committee Substitution Angletti v. Morreale CAE 15-01319 Appealed from Supreme Court, Niagara County Background: The defendant appealed from an order that granted the petition and directed the respondent Commissioners of the Niagara ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Election Law Designating Petition – Dated Jurat Boniello v. Niagara County Board of Elections CAE 15-01339 Appealed from Supreme Court, Niagara County Background: The petitioner commenced a proceeding seeking to validate his designating petition for the ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Election Law – Two Offices Differing Terms – Title Lapp v. Smolinksi CAE 15-01318 Appealed from Supreme Court, Niagara County Background: The petitioner commenced a proceeding seeking an order invalidating designating petitions filed for the respondent ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Election Law Residency and Voter’s Status – Designating Petition Carney v. Ward, et al. CAE 14-01437 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: A designating petition was filed with the respondent Erie County Board of Elections ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Election Law Designation Petitions Dadey Jr. v. Hunter, et al. CAE 13-01433 Appealed from Supreme Court, Onondaga County Background: The petitioner commenced a proceeding under Article 16 of the Election Law seeking to invalidate the joint ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Election Law Designated Candidates — Authorization for Non-party Members Bankoski v. Green, et al. CAE 13-01365 Appealed from Supreme Court, Chautauqua County Background: The petitioner commenced a proceeding to invalidate certificates authorizing the respondents to be ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Election Law Standing — Aggrieved Party Burkwit v. Olson, et al. CAE 12-00001 Appealed from Supreme Court, Wayne County Background: In a prior appeal, the Appellate Division had determined that members of the Town of Williamson ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Election Law Holding Two Elected Offices Parobek v. Mascia CAE 12-01454 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The petitioners commended a proceeding seeking to invalidate the designating petitions of Joseph A. Mascia nominating him as ...

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New York State Court of Appeals Election Law Committee Challenges Kosowski, et al v. Donovan, et al. No. 75 Per Curiam Background: The petitioners, elected members of a county committee of the conservative party, attending a meeting in which officers ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Election Law Material Discrepancy — Motion to Dismiss Slisz v. Beyer CAE 11-02587 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: Both the petitioner and respondent were candidates for the office of council member for the Third ...

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Supreme Court, Wayne County Election Law Residency Requirement Board of Trustees of the Village of Sodus, N.Y. v. Allen 71473 Justice Kehoe Background: The plaintiff  sought to declare the defendant ineligible to remain as the mayor of the village of ...

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