On October 18, the New York State Court of Appeals agreed to hear Master v Pohanka. This case concerns a dispute between the state organization of the Working Families Party, and the Suffolk County Working Families Party. The issue is whether a state party may have a bylaw taking power over nominations away from the county party and placing it in the hands of the state party.

The Independence Party has a similar case pending in the State Court of Appeals, called Conroy v Independence Party of New York State. The State Court of Appeals hasn’t accepted that case yet, but in any event the decision in the Working Families Party will settle the issue for both parties.