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White Plains Voters Win Back Their Voter Rights
Legal team at storied NYC firm victorious in voter suppression case. MILAGROS LECUONA on Democratic primary ballot 9/12/17 for Mayor.
New York, NY – State Supreme Court Justice Lawrence H. Ecker today ruled that the
signatures of voters who used the abbreviation “W P” instead of writing out the words “White
Plains” on designating petitions should not have been removed by the Westchester County
Board of Elections (the “BOE”). The Court directed the Board of Elections to include these
hundreds of signatures as valid.
Phillips Nizer LLP filed its application to intervene on behalf of White Plains residents Alexis
Greer Heidenberg and Mark M. Elliott, as representatives for all of the impacted voters. Upon
hearing the result, Ms. Greer Heidenberg commented, “We are gratified by this decision – now
voters will have a choice on Primary Day.”
Marc Landis, managing partner of Phillips Nizer, added, “We are pleased that the voters of
White Plains will not be disenfranchised by technicalities.” Phillips Nizer partners Craig E. Penn
and Julian D. Perlman also represented the petitioners.
