Two lawsuits filed by minor political parties, aimed at cementing the constitutionality of “fusion” voting—where candidates may run on and collect votes from multiple party lines—will push forward, officials said, despite a decision from a state-sanctioned panel that effectively leaves New York’s practice—which had been threatened—in place. 

The panel’s final decision was outlined late Sunday evening in a quietly-published report, which will be equivalent to a new law, unless the Legislature acts in the coming weeks to repeal it.