New York Statewide Independent Petitions Must Have 500 Signatures in Half the U.S. House Districts, But U.S. House Districts Are Upended

Today’s decision by the New York State Court of Appeals means that new U.S. House district boundaries must be drawn. The law requires statewide independent petitions, and petitions for the nominees of unqualified parties, to include 500 signatures from each of half the U.S. House districts. The statewide independent petition period has already started. But the groups circulating these petitions, including the Libertarian and Green Parties, can hardly proceed, when the U.S. District boundaries are non-existent.

Perhaps the legislature will temporarily suspend the distribution requirement.

This article does not mention the independent petition problem, but it does explain some of the other consequences of the decision.


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New York Statewide Independent Petitions Must Have 500 Signatures in Half the U.S. House Districts, But U.S. House Districts Are Upended — 4 Comments

  1. They should most definitely suspend the distribution requirement.

    I am pretty sure that in New York, a vote can only sign a petition for one candidate for each office, so I don’t think an NY registered vote can sign the petition for the Libertarian Party and for the Green Party, if both parties are running candidates for the same office, or offices.

  2. How many rotted State regimes ignore SCOTUS opins ???

    eg Moore v Ogilvie 1969 – UNCONST spread sigs

    NEVER EQUAL voters in any 2 or more dists. — except with mega lottery odds.

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