Legal Opinion
Romeu v. Cohen
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 7, 2000No. 00 Civ. 2277(SAS)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
On March 24, 2000, plaintiff Xavier Ro-meu filed this lawsuit in an effort to obtain from New York an absentee ballot for the 2000 Presidential election. Romeu, a United States citizen, lived in New York State from 1994 through May 1999 and voted in the 1996 Presidential election. Romeu became a resident of Puerto Rico in May 1999 and registered to vote there two months later. Because residents of Puerto Rico are unable to vote for the President and Vice President, Romeu sought an absentee ballot from New York State. When he received the application…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Báez Galib v. Comisión Estatal de EleccionesSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 2000
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