The Libertarian Party of New York sued the New York State Board of Elections in Manhattan Tuesday, alleging Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) enacted “patently unconstitutional” thresholds to keep minor party candidates from competing against him.
The complaint in federal court alleges that up until recently, and since 1936, a political party only had to receive 50,000 votes for governor every four years in order to qualify for ballot access. Alternatively, parties were required to provide a petition with 15,000 signatures received over six weeks.
The political party says Cuomo changed the rules as part of a “last minute” addition to ...
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