Filed Date: April 18, 2016
Closed Date: June 21, 2016
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This is a case about voters who were disenfranchised or purged from the voter rolls in New York state.
On April 18, 2016, certain individuals who were disenfranchised or purged from the voter rolls in New York state, as representatives of all similarly situated voters, filed this lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued the New York State Board of Elections under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and the laws of the United States and New York Election Law, claiming that hundreds of thousands of New York voters, including specifically Hispanic and African American voters, were purged from the voter rolls. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief. The same day, the plaintiffs filed a motion for a temporary restraining order. The case was assigned to Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein.
On April 19, 2016, the Court denied the plaintiff’s temporary restraining order application and granted a stay so that the plaintiffs could include the correct parties, namely the county Boards of Elections. On April 27, 2016, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint to correct this.
On June 7, 2016, the New York State Board of Elections filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and deny plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. The Board of Elections’ main arguments were that the plaintiffs failed to add all relevant County Boards of Elections as defendants and they failed to avail themselves of state law provisions that would have eliminated their claimed injuries. On June 21, 2016, the Court dismissed and closed the case.
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For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4325416/parties/campanello-v-new-york-state-board-of-elections/
Badwan, Mohammed Omar (New York)
Bee, Peter A (New York)
Brennan, John T. (New York)
Brown, Patrick E. (New York)
Broz, Alycia N (New York)
Badwan, Mohammed Omar (New York)
Camhi, Stanley Albert (New York)
Dantowitz, Jeffrey S. (New York)
Driscoll, Justin E. (New York)
Fairfield, Mary Ellen (New York)
Forman, Elizabeth Anne (New York)
Himmelstein, Barry R (New York)
Jemal, Joshua Michael (New York)
Kapsalis, Leonard G. (New York)
Kellner, Douglas A. (New York)
Kitzinger, Stephen Edward (New York)
Knapp, James Halleron (New York)
Manning, Kenneth A. (New York)
McGarry, Daniel John (New York)
McGranor, Timothy B (New York)
Schlesinger, Steven Robert (New York)
Schnittman, Evan Robert (New York)
Schwartz, John Michael (New York)
Sulaiman, Ahmad Tayseer (New York)
Taaffe, Damon William (New York)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4325416/campanello-v-new-york-state-board-of-elections/
Last updated Sept. 28, 2025, 11:35 p.m.
State / Territory: New York
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Key Dates
Filing Date: April 18, 2016
Closing Date: June 21, 2016
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Plaintiffs are individuals who were disenfranchised or purged from the voter rolls in New York, as representatives of all disenfranchised and purged voters in the state of New York.
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
New York State Board of Elections, State
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Voting Rights Act, section 2, 52 U.S.C. § 10301 (previously 42 U.S.C. § 1973)
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