Byline: Associated Press
ALBANY -- A law that was supposed to simplify New York's arcane election rules apparently has not taken effect even though it was approved by Gov. George Pataki months ago.
The law directed the state Board of Elections to write new regulations that would make it easier for challengers to appear on ballots for public office in New York.
But The Buffalo News reports that the board has acted like a bystander since the law was signed last fall. For several months, negotiators for the Legislature, the state's major political parties and state election law experts have been meeting privately to draft the regulations the board was …
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