MATTER OF SEAWRIGHT v. BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Nos. 56 & 58.

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. (And Other Related Proceedings.) IN THE MATTER OF OLA HAWATMEH, Appellant, v. NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Respondent, JAMES GOBLET, ET AL., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided May 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For No. 56:

Lawrence A. Mandelker , for intervenor-appellant.

Elina Druker , for appellant.

Gregory Soumas , for respondent.

For No. 58:

John Ciampoli , for appellant.

Joseph T. Burns , for respondents Goblet et al.


In Matter of Seawright v Board of Elections in the City of New York, 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 defect (2020 NY Slip...

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