NY Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Cruz’s Presidential Eligibility

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, calls upon his supporters get out the vote during Mississippi's primary Tuesday, during a campaign stop in Florence, Miss., Monday, March 7, 2016. (AP Photo/R... Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, calls upon his supporters get out the vote during Mississippi's primary Tuesday, during a campaign stop in Florence, Miss., Monday, March 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MORE LESS
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A New York state judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) presidential eligibility on Monday because the lawsuit was filed too late, according to USA Today.

The lawsuit was filed by Barry Korman and William Gallo against Cruz and New York’s state Board of Elections in mid-February.

State Supreme Court Justice David Weinstein wrote in his decision that “despite the many arguments proffered by petitioners, none can get them around the immovable object standing in the way of this petition: Their failure to have filed objections within the statutory deadline,” according to the report.

USA Today reported such suits must be filed within three days of the contested candidate’s filing.

Numerous lawsuits have been filed challenging Cruz’s eligibility to run for president on the question of “natural-born citizenship.” Cruz was born in Canada to a Cuban father and an American mother.

The New York presidential primary is April 19.

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  1. A New York state judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) presidential eligibility on Monday because the lawsuit was filed too late, according to USA Today.

    “please don’t let the petitioners be Democrats or progressives.”

    Aside from that though…

  2. Between these kinds of time limits and the considerable standing issues, it’s going to be very tough to get this issue to be judged on its merits. Even if it cleared those hurdles, the appeals would grind on for quite a while.

  3. Great news. More fuel for the GOP bonfire in July. It really wouldn’t be the same without him.

  4. Three days sounds awfully tight.

  5. It would be unfortunate to actually judge the issue on its merits. That might ruin the GOP convention.

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