Legal Opinion
Shannon v. Jacobowitz
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 7, 2005No. Docket No. 04-1113-CVPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge.
This case presents a constitutional claim arising from a voting machine malfunction in a local New York election. On November 4, 2003, David Jacobowitz stood for election to the office of Town Supervisor in the Town of Whitestown, Oneida' County, New York. His opponent was plaintiff Matthew Shannon, the incumbent. The names of both candidates appeared in several places on the ballot, Jacobowitz on lines 11-A and 11-E, and Shannon on lines 11-B, 11 — C, and 11-D. When the polls closed and the votes were counted, the Board of Elections unofficially declared Jacobowitz the…
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