Federal Court Upholds NY Higher Ballot Threshold for Party's Ballot Line

A Federal Judge Upheld New York's Stricter Ballot Standards for Political Parties, dealing a Blow to the Parties like:

- Green

- Working Families

- Independence

- Libertarian

- Save American Movement (SAM)

The New Law, which had been paired with the Creation of a System of Publicly Financed Campaigns in the State, requires Parties to Receive at least 130,000 Votes or 2% of All Votes Cast, which ever is Higher, for President or Governor, to Qualify for a Ballot Line.

The previous threshold was 50,000 votes for Governor.

The Provision is expected to make it harder for the above Parties to keep their Ballot Line. This will affect the 2020 Presidential Election. It also replaces having to Qualify ever Four years to Every Two years.

U.S. District Court Judge, John Koeltl, in the Ruling found the WFP’s Challenge “failed to demonstrate the likelihood of success on the merits of their claims that the New York Election Law provisions at issue are unconstitutional as applied to them, the WFP plaintiffs have failed to make the much higher showing required to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits of their facial challenge.”

Richard Winger of Ballot Access News: A Change in a Ballot Access Law, if it makes things Easier, it can take Effect Immediately. But if it makes things More Difficult, it can't be Enforced in the year in which it was Enacted. Something New York Governor Cuomo(D) doesn't understand. So this Law should become Law in 2021 Not in the November 2020 General Election.

CLICK HERE to Read a more Detail by Winger of this Decision.










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