United States Second Circuit

In a challenge to New York's voter enrollment scheme, which removes a party's name from the voter registration form when its candidate fails to receive 50,000 votes in the previous election, the grant of a preliminary injunction in favor of plaintiffs is affirmed where the burdens imposed on plaintiffs' associational rights are severe.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/10/2004
• Decided 11/17/2004
• Published 11/17/2004

Judges

• CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge., Before:  WALKER, Chief Judge, CARDAMONE, and KEITH , Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher E. Strunk, Brooklyn, New York, filed a brief as Pro Se Amicus Intervenor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patricia L. Murray, Deputy Counsel, New York State Board of Elections, Albany, New York, for Defendants-Appellants New York State Board of Elections, et al., Jeremy Creelan, New York, New York (Deborah Goldberg, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, New York, New York, of counsel), for Plaintiffs-Appellees Green Party, et al., Richard P. Caro, Riverside, Illinois (Thomas G. Teresky, Huntington, New York, of counsel), for Intervenors-Plaintiffs-Appellees Carol M. O'Hea, Anne M. Nolan, Kenneth C. Diem, and New York State Right to Life Party., Herbert Rubin, New York, New York (Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C., New York, New York, of counsel), for Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee Liberal Party of the State of New York., Christopher B. Garvey, Roslyn, New York (Nolte, Nolte & Hunter, Roslyn, New York, of counsel), for Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee Libertarian Party of New York., Thomas J. Hillgardner, Law Office of Thomas J. Hillgardner, Jamaica, New York, filed a brief for Intervenors-Plaintiffs-Appellees Marijuana Reform Party of the State of New York, George Moss, Carl Foster, Dean Venezia and Thomas K. Leighton.