A New York court rejected a GOP effort to scale back the state’s new mail-in voting law that was passed last year, dealing a blow to state Republicans who challenged the provisions as unconstitutional.
The Albany Supreme Court Monday dismissed the challenge , preserving the New York Early Mail Voter Act that was signed into law by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in September. The new law allows all voters to cast their ballots by mail during the early voting period, expanding on the state’s previous law that only allowed voters to do so if they met certain qualifications.
Republican lawmakers immediately challenged the law , arguing the state would need to pass a constitutional amendment to expand absentee voting. That challenge was backed by the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and several GOP lawmakers.
However, the court ruled it “failed to meet their heavy burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the Early Mail Voter Act is unconstitutional under the NY Constitution.”