New York’s Highest Court To Rule on Ballot Law That Could Decide Close House Races — and Control of Congress

The decision in Amedure v. New York could uphold a provision of a 2021 law that limits how absentee ballots can be challenged.

AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
The Capitol. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file

Republicans in New York are warning that a law relaxing the verification measures for mail-in ballots could result in fraudulent votes being cast in the upcoming election, which could determine the outcome of races that will decide which party controls the House.

The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, is weighing whether to uphold a provision of a 2021 law that governs how election officials should handle a ballot if a board of canvassers is deadlocked on whether it is valid in the case Amedure v. New York.

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