SEAWRIGHT v. BOARD ELECTIONS

Nos. 56, 58.

35 N.Y.3d 227 (2020)

127 N.Y.S.3d 45

150 N.E.3d 848

2020 NY Slip Op 02993

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. In the Matter of OLA HAWATMEH, Appellant, v. NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Respondent, and JAMES GOBLET et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided May 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Johnson , Corporation Counsel, New York City ( Elina Drucker of counsel), for Board of Elections in the City of New York, appellant in the first and second above-entitled proceedings.

Eiseman Levine Lehrhaupt & Kakoyiannis PC, New York City ( Lawrence A. Mandelker of counsel), for Louis Puliafito, intervenor-appellant in the first above-entitled proceeding and appellant in the second above-entitled proceeding.

Bedford Soumas LLP, New York City ( Gregory C. Soumas of counsel), for respondent in the first and second above-entitled proceedings.

Sinnreich, Kosakoff & Messina, LLP, Central Islip ( John Ciampoli of counsel), for appellant in the third above-entitled proceeding.

Law Office of Joseph T. Burns, PLLC, Williamsville ( Joseph T. Burns of counsel), for James Goblet and others, respondents in the third above-entitled proceeding.


OPINION OF THE COURT

In Matter of Seawright v Board of Elections in the City of N.Y., the Appellate Division, First Department, held that—in light of the "unique circumstances" created by the COVID-19 pandemic—the candidate's belated filing of a cover sheet and certificate of acceptance did not constitute a fatal...

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