Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.
On February 17, U.S. District Court Judge Jack B. Weinstein ruled in, Rossito-Canty v Cuomo, e.d., 15-cv-568, that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo must call a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 11th district, Staten Island and southern Brooklyn, after Rep. Michael Grimm pleaded guilty to felony tax fraud on January 5, 2015.
Even after the Governor sets a date for a special election, the election itself won’t be for 70 to 80 days, according to New York law.
The decision says the Governor must either set the date by Friday, February 20, or justify his refusal to do so.
A hearing will be held on February 20, and if the Governor hasn’t set the date, and hasn’t given a strong reason for not setting the date yet, the Judge will set the date.
UPDATE
Gov. Cuomo set May 5, 2015 as the date for the Special Election for the 11th Congressional District (Staten Island/Brooklyn). The Republicans are expected to pick Richmond County District Attorney Daniel Donovan, while Democrats have not selected a candidate yet. Donovan, whose office presided over the controversial Eric Garner case that ended with no charges against a police officer accused in the death of Garner, when he was placed in a choke hold.
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