Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM
In re Mondello
Case Information
Date Filed / Ended: March 31, 2009 / April 15, 2009
State: New York
Issue: Election Contest
Courts that Heard this Case: New York Supreme Court (Dutchess County) (Case 002254/2009)
Issue:
Whether irregularities and close margin for the special election requires oversight by the court for counting and recounting votes, including those cast by absentee ballots.
Status:
Verified Petition and Order to Show Cause filed 3/31. Order requiring counting of absentee ballots to begin April 8 entered 4/6. Decision and order entered 4/15.
Court Documents
- Order to Show Cause and Verified Petition
(entered 3/31/09) - Order Requiring Counting of Absentee Ballots to Begin April 8 (entered 4/6/09)
- Decision and Order (entered 4/15/09)
Commentary
A Poster Child for Dysfunctional Districting
Daniel P. Tokaji
Fifty years ago next month, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Baker v. Carr (1962), inaugurating the “reapportionment revolution” which led to the redrawing of legislative districts across the country. This milestone provides the opportunity to reflect not only on what has been accomplished, but also on what still needs to be done.
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