Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Woodside v. Board of Inspectors of Election of 56th Election District of Town of Hempstead
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 12, 1976PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBertram Harnett, J.
It is Election Day, 1976, the general elections for the presidency, and the polling places are open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Election Law, § 191, subd 2).
Suppose a qualified voter appears timely at his local polling place and is unlawfully denied the right to vote by the elections officials presiding there. Suppose, too, he is then referred to the County Board of Elections in Mineóla, and before 9:00 p.m. his right to vote is upheld by a Supreme Court Justice sitting there. Now, further suppose there is physically not enough time for the voter to return from Mineóla to his local polling…
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