Matter of Hawatmeh v. New York State Board of Elections

Whether, under emergency deadlines created as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a potential candidate’s late filing of a document with election officials was a fatal defect that required disqualifying the candidate from the 2020 primary election.

Related cases: Matter of Mujumder v. New York City Board of Elections; Matter of Mejia v. New York City Board of Elections; Matter of Seawright v. New York City Board of Elections.

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• Pandemic does not excuse late Election Law filing (Matter of Seawright v. NYC BOE / Matter of Hawatmeh v. NYS BOE).
• Case Summary – Matter of Hawatmeh v. New York State Board of Elections