Giamboi v. Power

The reasons that impel the substitution of voting machines for paper ballots in primary contests in the Boroughs of Manhattan and Queens in the City of New York are certainly no more compelling than those obtaining in contests in other boroughs. The peculiarities sought to be guarded against are common to all primary election contests. The matter, however, still remains in the sound discretion of the Board of Elections.

The provisions of section 242-a of the Election Law, among other things, leave to the Board of Elections of the City of New York the choice whether voting machines shall be…