This database consolidates and tracks litigation concerning the effect of the pandemic on election law. The purpose of this tool is to provide an interactive list of relevant cases that can be searched by issue, court, status, and jurisdiction.
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Yin v. Cuomo
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Yin v. Cuomo, No. 705013/2020 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Queens Cnty.) |
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| Case Summary | After Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.23, which canceled the June 23, 2020 Special Election for Queens Borough President, Dao Yin and Jay Yee, two candidates, filed a complaint seeking a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order against the Executive Order. The Court denied the petition. This ruling was affirmed by the Appellate Division Court for the Second Judicial Department on different grounds. | |
| Filed | 05/08/2020 | |
| State | New York | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed | |
| Last Updated | 09/01/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | In-Person Voting COVID Concern (Suspension of In-Person Voting) Authority To Act (State Separation of Powers) |
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| Complaint(s) | 05/08/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 05/18/2020: Order/Ruling, The Court denied the petition, finding that the analysis and holding set forth in Quinn v. Cuomo governed this case | |
Yin v. Cuomo, No. 2020-03910 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dept.) |
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| Case Summary | After Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.23, which canceled the June 23, 2020 Special Election for Queens Borough President, Dao Yin and Jay Yee, two candidates, filed a complaint seeking a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order against the Executive Order. The Court denied the petition. This ruling was affirmed by the Appellate Division Court for the Second Judicial Department on different grounds. | |
| Filed | 05/18/2020 | |
| State | New York | |
| Type of Court | State | |
| Status | Closed () | |
| Last Updated | 09/01/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | In-Person Voting COVID Concern (Suspension of In-Person Voting) Authority To Act (State Separation of Powers) |
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| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 05/27/2020: Order/Ruling, The Appellate Division Court for the Second Judicial Department affirmed the Supreme Court’s ruling on different grounds, finding that the Governor complied with the New York City Chart’s requirement that canceling the election be the minimum deviation necessary to assist in coping with the pandemic. | |
