New York Election Law Unconstitutional: Judge

The law shifted dates for elections across the state.

The first voters of the day begin filling out their ballots at a polling site in the Brooklyn Museum in New York City on Nov. 8, 2022. John Minchillo/AP Photo

A law approved in 2023 that shifted elections in New York to even-numbered years violates the state Constitution, according to a state Supreme Court judge.

The law, which requires many local elections outside New York City to be held in even-numbered years, is unconstitutional because it does not apply alike to all counties, New York Supreme Court Judge Gerard Neri wrote in a 26-page decision.