MATTER OF SEAWRIGHT v. BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN CITY OF N.Y.

100432/20. 11604. 100433/20. 100435/20. 100436/20. 11603.

183 A.D.3d 472 (2020)

123 N.Y.S.3d 603

2020 NY Slip Op 02900

In the Matter of Rebecca Seawright, Respondent, v. Board of Elections in the City of New York, Appellant. Louis Puliafito, Intervenor-Appellant. In the Matter of Louis Puliafito, Appellant, v. Board of Elections in the City of New York, Appellant, and Rebecca Seawright, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided May 14, 2020.


These election law proceedings involve the belated filing of a cover sheet and a certificate of acceptance where the delay in filing is attributable to illness or quarantine because of the current COVID-19 pandemic. We hold that under the unique circumstances existing in New York City during the past few months, and the specific health challenges alleged here, the belated filing of these specific documents is not a fatal defect...

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