Legal Opinion
Chou v. New York State Board of Elections
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 25, 2004No. 04 CV 2758(NG)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GERSHON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this action, members of the New York Green Party, bring suit challenging on First and Fourteenth Amendment grounds New York Election Law § 6-140(l)(b), which requires that witnesses to nominating petitions for independent candidates be residents of the district in which such candidates run for office. Plaintiff Evergreen C. Chou is a candidate for independent nomination for the New York State Assembly representing the 22nd District. Plaintiff Kimberly Wilder is a candidate for independent nomination for the New York State Senate…
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