N.Y. Election Law § 17-216: Expedited judicial proceedings and preliminary relief

§ 17-216. Expedited judicial proceedings and preliminary relief.

Because of the frequency of elections, the severe consequences and

irreparable harm of holding elections under unlawful conditions, and the

expenditure to defend potentially unlawful conditions that benefit

incumbent officials, actions brought pursuant to this title shall be

subject to expedited pretrial and trial proceedings and receive an

automatic calendar preference. In any action alleging a violation of

this title in which a plaintiff party seeks preliminary relief with

respect to an upcoming election, the court shall grant relief if it

determines that: (a) plaintiffs are more likely than not to succeed on

the merits; and (b) it is possible to implement an appropriate remedy

that would resolve the alleged violation in the upcoming election.