Legal Opinion
Siwek v. Mahoney
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 1, 1976PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuchsberg, J.
We hold that New York State’s recently enacted uniform mail registration statute (Election Law, § 153) is valid.
Plaintiff, a registered voter in Erie County, challenges the validity of the statute under section 5 of article II of our State Constitution. The Supreme Court, Erie County, found the statute to be in contravention of that section. Pursuant to CPLR 5601 (subd [b], par 2), the case is now here on direct *163appeal from the order and judgment of that court. For the reasons which follow, we reverse its determination.
Section 153 of the Election Law (L 1975, ch 166) reads in pertinent part:
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