Sentences with phrase «timely access to the ballot»
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The bill comes after U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe declared June 26 as the primary for Congressional races in order for the state to comply with a law governing timely access to military and overseas ballots.
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The duel primary structure dates back to a 2012 ruling in which a federal judge moved the state's congressional - level primary to June in order to comply with the federal MOVE Act, which requires timely access to military and overseas absentee ballots.
A federal law requires states to hold their party primaries 80 days before a general election in order to provide timely access to military and overseas ballots and the DOJ is suing New York to force the state to comply with the law.
U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe is expected to rule on the issue of when New York should hold its party primaries, part of an ongoing Department of Justice lawsuit to force the state into complying with the MOVE Act, which governs timely access to military and overseas ballots.