New York’s highest court on Thursday upheld a law that allows election boards to count mail-in ballots even when there’s some doubt about the ballot’s validity, marking a win for state Democrats.
The Court of Appeals, less than a week before the election, rejected Republicans’ claim that the law violates the state constitution, ruling unanimously that it doesn’t “violate the constitutional principles of separation of powers or of judicial review.”
The ruling affirms an August decision from an Albany appellate court.
The challenged portion of the law—among a slate of changes enacted in 2021—allows a commissioner from one party to ...
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