U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case on Whether New York Can Block Non-Party Members from Circulating a Primary Petition

On March 19, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Maslow v New York State Board of Elections, 11-857. The issue was New York’s law, making it illegal for a person to circulate a petition to get someone on a primary ballot if that circulator is not a member of that party. The 2nd circuit had upheld the law. The person who filed the lawsuit is a Republican who wanted to help circulate the petition of her husband, who is a Democrat.


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