Stefanik v. Hochul

Summary

The Court of Appeals held that New York's Early Mail Voter Act, which permits all registered voters to vote early by mail without an excuse, does not violate the State Constitution. The Court concluded that the Constitution contains no express or necessarily implied in-person voting requirement, that the 1966 removal of the election-district provision eliminated any such textual basis, and that the legislature's broad authority to prescribe election methods encompasses mail voting. The Court therefore affirmed dismissal of the constitutional challenge.