Eight people have filed a lawsuit against Cuomo, arguing his failure to set a special election date to fill the congressional vacancy left by former Rep. Michael Grimm violates the constitutional rights of residents of Staten Island and of southern Brooklyn. (nystateofpolitics.com)
But with Silver convicted of fraud, bribery and extortion, Cuomo said this week that he's eyeing April 19 — the date of New York's presidential primaries — as a special election date to fill Silver's Manhattan - based seat. (silive.com)
Can the state legislature decree a special election date for the vote on the proposed amendment, or is it only allowed to refer potential amendments to a general election ballot? (ballotpedia.org)