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Murray v. Cuomo
Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn (Withdrawn)
Murray v. Cuomo, No. 1:20-cv-03571 (S.D.N.Y.), 2020 WL 2521449 |
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| Case Summary | On March 14, Governor issued Executive Order 202.2, which reduced the time to collect designating petition signatures (changing date from April 2 to March 17) and reduced the number of required signatures (from 5% to 1.5%) of registered party members. After submission of designating petition, NYC Board of Elections found that the petition contained no valid signatures, as per signature requirements. Petitions filed in Bronx Supreme Court for review of validity of signatures under Article 16 proceeding. Bronx Court also ruled signatures were not valid and denied Plaintiff's request to make NY Board of Elections place her name on ballot. Plaintiff did not appeal state court decision, and filed case in USDC SDNY requesting same relief. USDC SDNY also denied mandatory injunctive relief, noting that Plaintiff must meet heightened standard of "clear" or "substantial" likelihood of success becuase the mandatory injunction cannot be undone even if Defendant prevails at trial, and finding that the challenged restrictions were reasonable and non-discriminatory in balancing the state interest in public health without undermining the state's interest in ensuring the orderly conduct of elections. Plaintiff filed an appeal to the 2d Cir, but then motioned to withdraw, which motion was granted. | |
| Filed | 05/07/2020 | |
| State | New York | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Second Circuit | |
| Status | Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn (Voluntary dismissal) | |
| Last Updated | 09/01/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Petition Signature Requirement (Threshold Number, Deadline/Time to Collect, E-signatures, Witness/Notary) Candidate Signature Requirement (Threshold Number, Deadline/Time to Collect, E-signatures) |
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| Complaint(s) | 05/07/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 05/18/2020: Order/Ruling, TRO Denied | |
| 06/07/2020: Order/Ruling, Voluntarily Dismissed | ||
Murray v. Cuomo, No. 20-1584 (2d Cir.) |
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| Case Summary | Appeal withdrawn before petition filed. | |
| Filed | 05/17/2020 | |
| State | New York | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Second Circuit | |
| Status | Closed. Settled and/or Withdrawn (Withdrawn) | |
| Last Updated | 09/01/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Petition Signature Requirement (Threshold Number, Deadline/Time to Collect, E-signatures, Witness/Notary) Candidate Signature Requirement (Threshold Number, Deadline/Time to Collect, E-signatures) |
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