Lawsuit brought by New York members of Congress and the Republican Party, backed by RITE, against New York Governor Kathy Hochul and state elections officials challenging a September 2023 law that creates no-excuse mail voting throughout the state. The RITE-backed plaintiffs argue that the 2023 mail-voting law violates the New York constitution, which requires in-person voting unless a voter is physically absent or unable to make it to the polls due to illness or disability.
The mail-voting law was enacted after a failed constitutional amendment, in 2021, that would have created no-excuse absentee voting. The RITE-backed plaintiffs filed suit on September 20, 2023, the day the bill was signed into law, seeking a permanent injunction. Plaintiffs also requested a preliminary injunction.