New York’s early vote-by-mail law withstands 2nd legal challenge
The state’s recently enacted early vote-by-mail law will remain on the books — at least for now — after a mid-level appeals court issued a decision on Thursday in a case brought by Rep. Elise Stefanik, who chairs the House Republican Conference and is New York's highest-ranking congressional Republican, along with other elected officials and voters.
The ruling comes as New York Republicans struggle to compete with Democrats in all forms of early voting. In the first real test of the new early vote-by-mail law in the state's closely watched special election in the 3rd Congressional District in Queens and Long Island in February, afound that twice as many Democrats cast early mail ballots as Republicans did. Higher turnout among Democrats during early voting was a key factor in propelling Democrat Tom Suozzi to victory.
“On behalf of all New Yorkers concerned with New York Democrats' illegal and unconstitutional assault on election integrity in New York State, today’s ruling by the Appellate Division is shameful and unconstitutional,” Stefanik said in a statement. “The New York state constitution couldn't be clearer: If you would like to alter the legal absentee ballot process, it must be decided on by the voters through a constitutional amendment.
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