A lawsuit filed last month seeking to block newly enacted legislation that would expand voting rights in local elections to more than 800,000 noncitizens hit a snag after the New York City Board of Elections requested its own lawyer.
that would expand voting rights in local elections to more than 800,000 noncitizens hit a snag after the New York City Board of Elections , which is usually represented by the city’s Corporation Counsel, requested its own lawyer.
The BOE wants until March 28th to respond to the plaintiffs’ claim citing the ongoing redistricting process, their limited meeting schedule and a desire to pick their own representation. In Friday’s court papers, the city Law Department noted it was only appearing on behalf of the BOE “for the limited purpose of requesting additional time” so that the agency could retain and consult with an outside attorney before filing a response to the complaint.
“The Mayor and the Council have said they would vigorously defend this law,” said Law Department spokesman Nick Paolucci in an email. “We’ve formally begun that process with the filing of today’s Answer.”It happened in 2019 when the BOE retained outside counsel toto prevent language interpreters hired by the de Blasio administration from working at poll sites across the city. The BOE lost that case.
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