New York Voter Purge
Judicial Watch v. Valentine
Lawsuit filed in federal court by Judicial Watch claiming that New York’s election officials have failed to adequately remove ineligible voters from the state’s voter rolls.
Court Cases
Learn more about the lawsuits shaping voting rights, redistricting and elections by exploring Democracy Docket’s comprehensive database of cases. Click on any case to find a brief summary of the lawsuit and all relevant filings in the “case documents” section.
New York 23rd Assembly District Ballot Counting Challenge
Amato v. Sullivan
Lawsuit filed by Stacey Pheffer Amato, the Democratic candidate for the 23rd Assembly District, against Thomas Sullivan, the Republican candidate for the 23rd Assembly District, requesting a recount of the ballots cast in the 23rd Assembly District election held on Nov. 8.
New York 50th State Senate District Ballot Counting Challenge (Shiroff)
Shiroff v. New York State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by Republican state Senate candidate Rebecca Shiroff against the New York State Board of Elections, the Oswego County Board of Elections, the Onondaga County Board of Elections and the Democratic candidate, the current incumbent state Sen. John Mannion.
New York 50th State Senate District Ballot Counting Challenge (Mannion)
Mannion v. Shiroff
Lawsuit filed by Democratic and Working Families Party state Senate candidate John Mannion, who is the incumbent representing the 50th state Senate district in New York, seeking a recount of his race against Republican state Senate candidate Rebecca Shiroff.
New York 42nd State Senate District Ballot Counting Challenge
Houle v. New York State Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by Republican state Senate candidate Dorey Houle challenging the counting of ballots cast during the Nov. 8 election for the 42nd district state Senate race.
New York Vassar College Polling Location Challenge
League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Valley v. Dutchess County Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Valley and others over the lack of a polling location on the Vassar College campus.
New York Absentee Voting Excuse Challenge
Cavalier v. Warren County Board of Elections
Lawsuit filed by Republican plaintiffs challenging Senate Bill 7565, a New York law that allows people to vote absentee if they are concerned about contracting or spreading an illness such as COVID-19.
New York 2022 Absentee Voting Laws Challenge
Amedure v. New York
Lawsuit filed by New York Republicans challenging two laws that govern who is eligible to vote absentee and how absentee ballots are processed.
New York Albany County Absentee Ballot Processing Challenge
Hochul v. Bledi
Lawsuit filed by New York Democrats against the Albany County Board of Elections and its Republican commissioner seeking to compel the county to process absentee ballots.
New York Impasse Litigation
de Gaudemar v. Kosinski
Lawsuit filed on behalf of voters over New York’s congressional districts and upcoming primary elections.